Who is the true God (satdev), the true guru (sadguru) and what is the true religion (satdharma)? 
Real God is not the one sitting in derasar (Jain temple) or temples but the one that resides within you. But until you make the connection with the God within, the one in the derasar or the temple is your real God.
Who is the real guru (sadguru)? The ultimate guru is the Gnani Purush. Until you meet the Gnani, your true guru is the one that gives you a mantra or instructions for penance and some knowledge. Here in our path of Akram, satdev, sadguru and satdharma have a different meaning altogether. Satdev is the one within you, the one who is eternal and gives you instant benefits; there are no future credits with this Lord within. All the benefits are only in ‘cash’; meaning the benefits are instant! People practice religion and devotional rituals their entire life and still find no peace within.  There is a constant turmoil within them. And here in the path of Akram, things are completely different. The more you learn to drink from the inner well of divine grace, the more you benefit.
 You will come across many different religions but you will not come across a Gnani. And until you meet a Gnani, you will have to wander life after life and you will never attain liberation. Until you find the true religion and the true guru, the true God can never manifest and your kashays (internal enemies of anger, pride, illusion and greed) will continue to hurt you within.  
The worldly life is relative. It is nothing but constant worldly interactions. The Lord has instructed all those who are not Self realized to establish and revere an external God (idol, satdev), an external true guru, and follow a true religion. Until you meet the Gnani Purush, everything you do will be worldly in nature (giving only worldly benefits).
Questioner:  What does the relative satdev mean?  Is it the idol of God?
Dadashri: Yes. When you revere an idol, you are projecting your devotional intent on that idol. This is in the relative realm. You, your devotion and the object of your devotion, all three are in the relative realm. 
The Self within is the real God (satdev). The speech of the Gnani Purush is the true religion (sat dharma). The Gnani Purush himself is really the true guru (sadguru). These three are real and eternal; the others are relative and worldly in nature. What are the benefits of worldly devotion? You will bind merit karma (punya) and will gradually progress spiritually but only the real elements; the alaukik (beyond the world) satdev, satguru and satdharma will liberate you. Otherwise, why would you wander aimlessly, having met the real guru? What is the reality of this world? The reality is that people have met their satdev, but that satdev is not real but a relative satdev. Relative means it is Lord Mahavir but in the form of an idol. Whereas the real God (satdev) is the one who lives within; the real God is the pure Soul within. The pure Soul within is truly Lord Mahavir.
 Although some of you have attained realization of the pure Soul, you have not fully experienced that state yet, and until then, the Gnani Purush verily is your pure Soul.
Real religion cannot be found in the scriptures. Real religion is that which comes forth as the speech of the Gnani Purush. Only when you attain the real religion, real God and the real guru can you attain liberation. However, until you find the real, keep the projected real as your anchor. If you cannot find real pearls, at least wear cultured ones!
When the vitraag Lords spoke about real God, real guru and real religion, the acharyas (principal preceptors) of the Jain faith took that to mean that Lord Mahavir is the real God and following the scriptures is the real religion. But they did not understand that an idol of the Lord is a projected image of Lord Mahavir, it is not the real Mahavir. And dear acharya maharaj, you too are a projection of the Self (relative self); so the God, the guru and the religion are all projected (relative). Once the spoken words are printed in books, they become a projected religion.  Only speech heard directly from the Gnani’s mouth is real religion.  Gnani Purush is the real Guru. What is the real Guru like? The real Guru gives realization of the Self to others. The Self then is the real God. And real religion is only the words that the Gnani utters. Only that which grants you liberation is real religion, all others are relative religions.  What does the real religion do? It constantly keeps the real and the relative separate. In the relative religion there is good and bad; they tell you to do things a certain way. They tell you to perform chants and rituals of penance. If you ask them why they are telling you to perform rituals of idols and not of the Self, they will tell you that rituals of the Self can only be done after attaining the Self, but until then, this is the only way. 
If you ask them is this idol the real God? They will say yes. For heaven’s sakes! The idols are not real; they are merely projected as real.  Everyone erroneously believes that the projected gods (idols) are real Gods.  Every talk and information is projected and relative.
Your work is done once you attain the real God, the real religion and the real guru. Even if you were to meet with the real guru for just one hour, your work will be done. Your lifetime’s work will be accomplished if you meet these three for just one hour.