Question:  How do we cultivate reverence for the Guru?

Babaji:

Cultivate it by thinking; as everything happens by thinking only. One should think, "This is the Guru. I have accepted Him; so let me follow the path to the Truth. This is for my own benefit." This way of thinking will cultivate it.

Bhakti marga, the path of devotion, is based on this. The mind and its imaginations have gone out of control. So in this path of devotion, using the same thing one brings it back under control. So if the mind is trying to trick you, "Do not have reverence to him" then one should follow the thought, "No. I am going to have reverence to Him." With Swamiji I used to think, "If He cuts off my head, still I will follow Him." Anything, any obstacle is a test from God only.