It is not that the Guru will grant more power upon you if you meditate on him, or that God will bestow less if you meditate on him. The result is exactly the same whether you meditate on the Guru or God. However, meditating on Guru is more convenient, in the sense that everything related to him is directly perceptible, whereas we have to make use of our imagination to meditate on God's divine pastimes and actions.
For example, if the Guru has given some prasad to you from his own hand, you will certainly derive great benefit whether you accept it with full faith or not. It will help you in your devotional practice. Moreover, the variety of actions or leelas that the Guru performs are done right before your eyes, and so you can easily recall them for meditative purposes and derive great happiness from doing so. Since God is not yet perceptible to you, you have to imagine his leelas in order to meditate upon him. In truth, it is much easier to meditate on what we can directly perceive with our own eyes.
Nevertheless, a devotee is free to meditate on either, depending on his or her personal preference. What is proper and the best option is that you should meditate on both Guru and God, since by doing so you will not give rise to any conflict in your mind while you are practicing sadhana.
For example, if the Guru has given some prasad to you from his own hand, you will certainly derive great benefit whether you accept it with full faith or not. It will help you in your devotional practice. Moreover, the variety of actions or leelas that the Guru performs are done right before your eyes, and so you can easily recall them for meditative purposes and derive great happiness from doing so. Since God is not yet perceptible to you, you have to imagine his leelas in order to meditate upon him. In truth, it is much easier to meditate on what we can directly perceive with our own eyes.
Nevertheless, a devotee is free to meditate on either, depending on his or her personal preference. What is proper and the best option is that you should meditate on both Guru and God, since by doing so you will not give rise to any conflict in your mind while you are practicing sadhana.
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