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Aptavani-4
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Atma Shraddha - Prabhu Shraddha
Questioner: What is the difference between faith in the Self (Atma shraddha) and faith in God (prabhu shraddha)?
Dadashri: In prabhu shraddha, there is a belief that, “the Lord is separate and I am separate.' And in Atma shraddha, one becomes the Self, and then worships the Self. This is direct (pratyaksh) worship and the other is considered indirect (paroksh) worship. The one who has not attained the Self, does not realize that the Lord he refers to, is his own Soul. That is why he worships in the name of Lord, but it reaches his own Soul indirectly.
Faith - Gnan Questioner: Can one attain Gnan without faith (shraddha) or not?
Dadashri: Even ignorance cannot be attained without faith. Faith is a 'cause' and Gnan is the ‘result.
After attaining the knowledge of the Self, what should You become? You should become the embodiment of faith! People will have faith in you at the mere sight of you. It is indeed very rare to find such a model of faith!
