Bageshwar Dham Sarkar
I am afraid of the troubles of life. How can I cross them without fear of drowning?
The guru's grace is the boat
If you swim across the big ocean, the fear of drowning stays with you. If you sit in a boat, your chances of being saved are much higher, and the guru's grace is like a boat. If you find the feet of a sadguru (true guru), the question of drowning is finished.
Either swim or take a boat. If you swim, the fear of drowning will remain. If you sit in the boat, the chances of being saved are much greater.