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considered divine (aishwarya). Here milk from the cows and buffalos is at your disposal. The trees give forth their fruits for all human beings, so if a human being loses his Godlike qualities in his human form, what kind of a human is he? From the foundation as a human being one has to become a parmeshwar (the highest God); a parmatma (the Supreme Soul). Instead people behave like animals and indulge in artadhyan (adverse meditation against one's own self) and raudradhyan (adverse meditation against others). Here as a human being one is supposed to look for the path of liberation but instead he ends up increasing the disease of interaction of worldly life and walks around in a state of intoxication of, 'I know something. True definition of knowing leads to a decrease in the disease of interaction of worldly life. One will have increased awareness with which he will not stumble or clash with anyone. Therefore, if you do not have the knowledge, why are you walking around intoxicated?
Scriptures of Veda are vehicles to the Self
One man tells me, "I have studied all the four Vedas. All the four Vedas are on the tip of my tongue through my intense study." So I told him, "What do the four Vedas themselves say?" They say, "This is not that. The Atma you are looking for cannot be contained within these Vedas. It is not in the Vedas; therefore you should go to a Gnani." I am saying, "Come to me and I can show you this is that within an hour." Vedas show you the path where you will find what you are looking for, however you cannot find it in the directions it gives. You need a Gnani Purush for that. You cannot write your own medicine without consulting a doctor first because there is fear that you may die, and yet where there is a danger of destruction of countless lives to come, you make your own spiritual medicines and take it without even consulting a Gnani. Scriptures are weapons, if you don't know how to use them, you will die for sure.
Where do the principles of Jainism and Vedanta meet? They meet at the doorstep of Atmagnan (the knowledge of the Soul). Their views differ up to the point of Atmagnan but thereafter they both agree and become one.
Only a Gnani can make you Brahmanishtha
The Self, the real 'You' is the Supreme Soul (parmatma), but until one attains that state, he says, "I am a Vaishnav or I am a Jain." Then a Vaishnav holds Krishna in his heart, and until he attains the main thing, the Self, all that holding is his devotion (dharna). The real and the main thing is the Self within. The connection with the Self is called the Brahma sambandha or Self-realization. What is brahmasambandha? A yearning that arises and never ceases is brahmasambandha; that which binds a union with the Self is brahmasambandha. Gnani Purush removes your devotion to the world and places that devotion into the Self (Brahma) and makes you brahmanishtha (established as the Self). Here in the Gnan Vidhi, the Self and the non-self are separated according to their intrinsic properties. For countless lives the Self and the non-self have become one through delusion. When the Gnani Purush destroys the demerit deeds (paaps), the awareness of the Self takes hold. How else can that awareness (laksha) remain?
If someone asks you, "What is your religion?" just tell them, "My religion is the religion of the Self (swa-dharma)." The Soul is the Self (swa) and only after knowing the Self does the religion of the Self begin.
When one comes to know the Jina (the one who has conquered all passions), then you become a Jain, otherwise Jainism is an inherited religion and so is Vaishnavism. But anyone who listens to 'our' speech for one hour is a true Jain and a true Vaishnav.
Despite having lived so many lives, ultimately there is