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When the confluence of the right perception (Gidashtī) and the right effort (Sandurush) happens, a feeling arises that all the efforts made so far for the sake of welfare were futile, like arrows without a target. But now, with the unprecedented union of the soul and the right effort, all my efforts are destined to succeed.
- Shrimad Rajchandra, Patrank 433 (Par 2)
“The knowledge of the path is fatal to the ignorant, it is the destruction of the unskillful and the decay of the unmindful; the study of the scriptures, listening, contemplation, and investigation are the means to the goal. The seeker should have the right intention and focus on the goal.” - Shri Anandghanji
Thus, in the use of the words "deceiver" (Vachka) and "non-deceiver" (Avachaka), the divine author has explained a great truth. "Vachka" means a deceiver, a cheat, a trickster; "Avachaka" means not a deceiver, not a cheat, not a trickster. Just as a cheat deceives a person and gives him a false hope, similarly, this "Vachka" (deceiver) soul deceives, cheats, and tricks the living being by keeping him in delusion and confusion. Because, despite not being aware of the true goal, the poor soul believes that he is doing good, that he is acting, and that he will get the fruits of his actions. But he is being cheated! And despite doing endless penance and performing endless actions, he keeps wandering in the four realms of existence, crying and lamenting, because he has been misled. In this delusion, the soul has left nothing undone in performing endless penance and actions, he has not held back from any effort. But all his efforts have gone in vain, they have become like "plaster on a wall of straw," useless, and the result has been a big zero!
Because, in the endless cycle of transmigration, the soul must have taken initiation countless times, become a monk, an ascetic, a devotee! He must have used as many vows and restraints as the Mount Meru! He must have practiced countless austerities, like Yama, Niyama, Samyama, renunciation, detachment, etc.! He must have gone into the forest, endured great hardships, observed silence, and performed rigorous fasts! He must have practiced Pranayama and other yogic techniques, and attained samadhi! He must have learned about the rising of the soul, and shown miracles through mantras and tantras, captivating the ignorant! He must have performed various types of japa and tapasya! He must have become proficient in all the scriptures, and become a scholar of the Agamas, a master of the scriptures, and a learned scholar, arguing for his own views and refuting the views of others, becoming a powerful debater and conquering the world! Oh! Even though he had no foundation, he must have delivered sermons from high platforms, reaching the heavens, giving lectures that were as vast as the universe, engaging in debates like the goddess of speech, shaking the lecture halls, and captivating the audiences!