Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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The process of recalling a fault or a misdeed, repentance of it and avowal to not repeat it; when done properly, can wash away faults in the proper manner and one becomes that much purer. However, this process is only beneficial when carried out the instant the fault occurs.
The science of the Vitarag Lords can only be divulged to all by the one who is a Vitarag himself. Only the Gnani Purush can open up the innermost meaning of the Vitarags, through a speech that is acceptable to all and appropriate for the time. Once that meaning is understood, even the common person can remain in exact religion (dharma dhyan). The only desire worth having is the desire for the final liberation.
"The one, who has an unflinching desire for only moksha and nothing else, will not be obstructed by any force in this world. The Gnani will come to his home!"
"The one who desires moksha, has no ownership of the pudgal; the non-self complex of the body, speech and mind. The one, who has ownership of the pudgal, has no desire for moksha!'
Devotee and God are separate; however, this separation does not exist in the Gnani Purush.
For how long is devotion (bhakti) needed? Devotion is needed until one meets a Gnani; once he meets a Gnani Purush, he has to request final liberation from Him. Devotion to the Vitarag gives final liberation.
"What is the meaning of 'God"?" Dadashri gives us the following explanation:
"Is God (Bhagwan) a name (noun) or an adjective? If it is a noun, we have to call Him 'Bhagwan-das'. God is really an adjective. Just as the word 'bhagyavan' (fortunate one) was derived from the word 'bhagya' (fortune), the word 'Bhagwan'
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(God) is derived from the word 'Bhagwat' (Godly, godlike). Whosoever attains God like qualities, has the adjective 'God' attached." Dadashri
Which is the highest bhakti?
"To remain in the awakened awareness of the absolute enlightened knowledge as the Self, is the highest bhakti.'
Dadashri
"Gnanis' 'pratishthit atma' (final remaining discharging ego) remains in bhakti, and Gnan remains in Gnan (the Self remains the Self). One remains in the state of the Self (Shuddhatma), and makes his pratishthit atma (ego) do the bhakti of Shuddhatma and 'Dada Bhagwan (fully enlightened Lord within). This is the ultimate bhakti.'
Dadashri
What is moksha?
Moksha means a sense of freedom, liberation from all bondages: liberation from all pain and suffering! This is experienced right here in this life. First there is the experience of this initial moksha, and then comes the final moksha of the Siddha; the one who does not have to take another birth. Moksha can never be attained by putting the body through suffering. The Self by its very nature is in a state of moksha; but because of one's ignorance of the Self, one experiences bondage. When is the feeling of liberation experienced? It is when the Gnani Purush, with His infinite energies and spiritual powers, shakes and awakens the worldly soul. Gnani Purush is the manifest formless-form and represents moksha in the living form. Within one hour, He makes one experience the Self. This is the phenomenal spiritual prowess of Akram Vignan!
Many people are stuck in the belief that, in this day and age, the path to moksha is closed. As a result of this belief, they have given up all self-oriented efforts to acquire moksha. In fact, the path to moksha is open; one can reach all the way up to the
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