Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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The words that have originated from the Gnani Purush are sat dharma, not the scriptures. The scriptures give relative religion, not the real. However until one finds the 'real pearls', he will have to contend with cultured ones' will he not?
With satdev, sadguru and satdharma, moksha is attained.
What is murti dharma (idol worship)? What is amurta dharma (worship of the formless)?
Dadashri has given a beautiful explanation of murti dharma and amurta dharma (the religion of idol worship and the religion of the worship of the formless, respectively). Many people, due to misunderstanding, do not believe in idol worship and are contemptuous towards it. This is a grave mistake. One should perform idol worship until one attains the religion of the formless, the religion of the Self. Until the Self is known, isn't it necessary to have instruments that will help still the chit? Moreover, how can one reject the idol when thousands have done worship of the vitarag Lord in it? The one who has proper knowledge of the Self will not only, not do so, but neither will he cause any pain whatsoever through his mind, body and speech to any living being.
The religion of idol worship is a science of India. It is a support that sustains people of a certain standard. How can this support be called wrong? It is appropriate for those who do not require the religion of idol worship to not accept it, i.e. those who have gone beyond that standard; those who are completely enlightened; those who have conquered all inner passions and remain only in the bliss of the Self. However for such enlightened beings, there is no such thing as acceptance or non-acceptance in this world; they know everyone's viewpoint and conduct themselves in a way that does not hurt anyone's viewpoints.
Who can do pran-pratishtha i.e. instillation of life in an idol? Only the Gnani Purush can do so.
There are two paths to liberation. One is a Kramic path, which is a step-by-step path. The other is Akram; a stepless path. This step-less path is an exceptional path, it is a wonderful path!
It opens up once every million years! The same Akram path, which was given by Lord Rushabhdev to the Emperor Bharat, has been opened up by Dadashri and has become available to all who have the merit karma. Why Akram? The answer is, in order to attain the Self (the Soul), even the emperors gave up their kingdoms, wives and children and followed the sadguru to the forests. Even then, it was not certain that they would attain it. This is Akram. It is not such a painful path. The one who receives the grace of the Gnani Purush attains the Self in only one hour! After that, there is no need for any austerities, renunciation or acquisition. Such practices become redundant after attaining the Self. After Selfrealization, the Gnani's Agnas (spiritual instructions or directives) is one's religion and the Gnani's Agnas is one's penance. Lord Mahavir has said, "Agna is religion. Agna is penance." In the Akram path, there are only five Agnas and they are such that they cause no hindrance in the interactions of the worldly life, and on the contrary, they prove to be very helpful as a 'master key. With this master key, not a single 'lock' in the world can remain locked!
Although this seems incredulous, it is indeed, a fact; there are no two views about it. Thousands of people with merit karmas have attained the Self within one hour and have experienced it. It is the experience of many that after attaining Self-realization, the awareness as the Self, is not lost even for a moment. This is the only cash bank of the divine solution in the world. In this bank, one can present any 'check' for cashing in but he should do so after complete understanding. Your check can be cashed all the way up to the final Moksha i.e. the ultimate liberation, lest you should become swooned by the mortal things
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