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will benefit from listening to these songs despite his inability to understand the meaning behind the words. Should one speak without absorbing and supporting? When you speak these words of ours' with absorption and inner support, the sins within you are all washed away during that time period. You know how to clean your clothes on the outside, but how can you clean the dirt within? In this world the medicine to purify the chit is in very short supply. Singing spiritual songs for duration of twenty years on the outside will not have as much effect on the purification of the chit as singing it just once here in our presence. When one speaks and then holds (support and absorption) them within (dharan) and speaks the same again, then amazing purification of the chit occurs.
Laksha is only attained when dhyata, dhyeya and dhyan, all three become one. Awareness of 'I am pure Soul' (laksha) can only be attained upon the union of the one who is seeking the Self (dhyata), the goal (dhyeya, the Self) and the process (dhyan). Here in 'our' presence, there is no need for you to perform dhyan, as you have already attained the Self. When the duration of awareness (laksha of 'I am pure Soul') increases, then the experience of the Self (anubhav) takes hold. To remain in the awareness of the Self is shukla dhyan. When you are in the dhyan of the Self (Shuddhatma ie. the pure Soul) and a 'file' comes, settling it with equanimity is dharma dhyan. Of what use is the meditation (dhyan) on the object (dhyeya, Self) once it has been attained, i.e. when the goal has been reached? Once the seeker has attained the goal (dhyeya, Self), and has become the knower (dhyata, the Self), of what use is meditation (dhyan) to him?
All worldly paths are instrumental paths but the Akram path is the only path of real attainment. In the other paths there is no dhyata (Real dhyata is one who has realized the Self, realized 'who am I?'), and yet they seek it. In other words, without knowing the Self, they are reaching out towards it.
People are trying to decide on their aim (dhyeya) without even knowing the dhyata (their real identity, the target, the final goal, the Self). When does one become a dhyata? It happens when the world falls into oblivion. But instead when one is sitting in mediation and someone asks him, 'who are you?', he will reply, 'I am a judge. This means his meditation (dhyan) is in being a judge, so how can the dhyata (the goal of being the Self) come in to decision?
Nevertheless, until one meets a Gnani Purush and attains the awareness of the Self, there is a need for such instruments for peace of mind. Even if one meditates on the photograph of a guru who is not Self-realized but is relatively pure and free from worldly desires and passions; then one will attain peace of mind. Even if that guru is laden with ego, meditating on his picture will bring calmness to the mind. This is relative dhyan; it is temporary but helpful. The other is the real dhyan and it can only be attained from the Gnani Purush; the real dhyan will give you permanent peace. The peace and happiness one attains from relative dhyan will break the moment one's mother-in-law tells her, "You have no sense", then all turmoil and agitation will start. These relative meditations will not get your 'work' done, they will not give you eternal bliss. What does the Gnani Purush do? He blesses you with Gnan which renders you unperturbed and untouched (nirleyp) and this knowledge is eternal bliss. What should one do when he meets a Gnani? He does not have to perform any more worldly rituals; he simply has to abide by His Agnas. His Agnas then become one's dharma (religion) as well as one's penance.
The Soul is completely open i.e. free of karma laden coverings at the navel region (nabhi pradesh) of the body. The Lord within is revealed when 'we', the Gnani Purush break the veils of ignorance that cover the Self. The real You, the Self become instantly detached from the body and the non-self, once the Self in the navel region is uncovered. Just as the resin of the
