Aptavani Shreni 04

SR No.: 030034
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
Publication Year: 2013
Total Pages: 480
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 1 MB

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Aptavani-4
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Awareness Only Through the Worship of the
One with Awareness
Questioner: You make us recite the Trimantra, sing arati (The ritual of waving lamps in front of an idol or a deity while singing a hymn), etc., what are they? What is the need for them?
Dadashri: Whatever I make you recite; I make you recite the names of those who are absolutely aware of the Self. I am teaching you the worship of those who have absolute awareness. Your awareness will increase if you remember those who have this awareness. These obeisances (Namaskar Vidhi; The vidhi of salutations) are addressed to those who have attained awareness and to those who at present have this awareness. These obeisances pay a greater importance to those who currently prevail in awareness, than to those who are no longer here. These obeisances please all who have attained the awareness. It shows humility and love towards them. It is scientific. If you do whatever others are doing here, it pleases the 'Gnani Purush'. It will ruin everything if you try to be ‘over-wise' or too smart. Our world (Bharat Kshetra - planet Earth) is just one world, but the 'Gnani Purush' has a connection with another world like ours (Mahavideh Kshetra - Mahavideh is the name of a location in this universe where currently there are twenty Tirthankars, deeming it the most sacred Kshetra; a special world from where souls can attain final moksha through the darshan of existing Tirthankars). “We' (Gnani Purush) make a connection for you with those worlds where presently there live great beings with absolute awareness; 'we' make a connection with the ones who have fractionally a greater awareness than me. You are introduced to Him through such connection.
Avoid Bhaavnindra
That is why the Gnani Purush tells us that the entire