Guru as Mother IV
Guru is the connecting link between God and man. It is through His medium only that we can reach God. He is the only power that can extricate us from the intricacies of the path.
Taken from the book "Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 (1st Indian edn., 1989)", Chapter "Way to Realisation (Role of the Guide)", pg. 357, by Babuji Maharaj