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person who has not attained diksha (the Self), give diksha to others? People claim, 'I took diksha'. There are two kinds of pearls: real and cultured (imitation) ones. Today there are cultured pearls too, are there not? Which arose first?
Questioner: The real pearl!
Dadashri Therefore, because there were real pearls first, that the cultured ones came about. Imitation is born because of the existence of the real. Similarly, real diksha came first, and due to its presence, we now have 'cultured' diksha! This is the Akram path and therefore one is not to negate or scorn anyone. One cannot reject and scorn his wife or children by renouncing them. Here in the Akram path, all conflicts and clash with wife and children will cease.
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The Lord has not used the word 'diksha' incorrectly but one has to know the real meaning of diksha. During the time of the Lord, when they gave diksha, the seeker used the following proclamation
'Aego mei shashao appa, naanah dunshaan sanjuo.' I am an eternal Soul with the attributes of knowledge and vision.'
'Shesha mein bhaheera bhaava, savee sanjog lakhana.' 'The rest are all external intents, all attributes of these circumstances." 'Sanjog moola jeevenah patta dookham parampara.' 'At the root of all life, lies infinite suffering life after life.' Tammha sanjog sambandham, savvam tiviheyn vosariyami.' *All these circumstances and their relations, I surrender unto You.'
The words have remained the same, but the diksha has become like cultured pearls.
One takes the diksha and an hour later he gets angry. Why do you get angry after having uttered, 'I surrender my all
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to you (savvam tiviheyn vosariyami)?' So, these are all cultured pearls.
518
Such cultured diksha causes bondage, not liberation. When 'we' give you diksha (the Self), it completely cures all worldly diseases. 'We' give you the Self directly in the palm of your hands; 'we' give you diksha and make you dikshit- a Gnani. People understand diksha in their own language, but that is not diksha. However, people will not believe you if you tell them this because whatever the language they use, their meanings are based on that particular language. That is the prevalent language. We have to let it be.
Nowadays the goods you buy are adulterated with other things. For every 8 pennies worth of wheat, you will get 8 pennies worth of grit and dirt. The betel nut you buy nowadays, not the whole ones but the ones cut into small pieces are coated with flavoring and sugar. Well they soak the good betel nuts and the rotten ones together. People have no sense whether they want to eat the betel nut or some flavoring. If you want sweetness, eat sweets. One eats the betel nut for its original taste. But they would not let you have the real thing. Foolish people get to eat adulterated things and smart people get the good things. That is why 'we' have said that you should be thankful to the fools; because of them you get the real thing. Why do I call them fools? It is because they pay for adulterated goods.
Subtle talks of the vitarags
Today neither diksha nor mahavrats exist. Even anuvrats are non-existent. The real have been replaced by cultured ones. What is a vow (vrat)? A vow is that which becomes natural in one's conduct (varte aene vrat kahevay). It is where there is no memory of, 'What has been renounced and what is to be renounced.' If 'This has been renounced, and that has been renounced,' remains in one's memory, it is a great danger.
