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from its property. When the Soul remains in its own properties (swa-bhaav i.e. its inherent state) and becomes stable in its own Self, it can be said that the Soul is in its own religion. This verily is what the omniscient Lord has called religion of the Self, (swadharma), the real religion.
Religion of the Self lowers one's ego intoxication (keyf) and the common religion of the non-self increases it. When one becomes completely impartial towards one's own self, when he 'sees' his every fault, even the faults at the subtlest level; then he is considered to be in real religion.
What is the nature of the worldly life? The world is relative; it is temporary. The world is a total deception; not a single being in it is your relation. Three fourths of all the scriptures are meant for creating vairagya (dispassion towards the worldly life, whereas only four sentences of the Gnani Purush will create vairagya in the listener!
"Allya! Have you ever seen a nanami (death)? At the time of death, are the wife, children, cars, bungalows and whatever one has earned in his life not forfeited? And what comes along for the next life? The accounts of karma he created in this life. Deceit, anger, pride, and greed (kashays), which create new causes that will accompany him to his next life. And then he will have to start earning anew in the next life) in order to pay off these debts!"
Dadashri Another noteworthy point is that Dadashri would create instant dispassion for the worldly life, when he addresses the seeker in a jovial manner about the grave reality of this world.
Dadashri : How many children do you have dear lady? Questioner : Four
Dadashri: So where are your children from your past life at this moment?
Sansar' (the worldly life) is derived from the word
samsaran, meaning that which is constantly changing. That which is constantly changing is called the world. All embodied souls are constantly traveling in this moving path and are attaining higher life forms. Only after coming to the human form, is it possible for the embodied soul to return to a lower state (regress), but at the same time, there is also the benefit that from this human state, the embodied soul can attain the state of freedom, the final salvation!
The Gnani Purush gives a description of the world in a very simple and yet eloquent language through the following simile. The world is like a horse. People of the world are the riders of the horse. The rider believing the horse to be weak, mounts it fearfully, carrying a bale of grass on his own head. However, in the end the burden still falls on the horse! Similarly, all of you should put your burden on the horse that is the world, why carry the burden on your own mind? In the end, the horse (the world) carries it!
Only the Gnani Purush is capable of uprooting the tree of this worldly life. How? Without touching anything else, He puts a pinch of medicine at the main root of the tree of the worldly life, so that the tree will dry out on its own and be uprooted.
Who is a satdev? Sat means eternal, Dev means god. Is it the idol in the temple or the derasar? No. It is the one who is 'within' i.e. the parmatma (the supreme Lord or the supreme Soul) that resides within every living being. That verily is a Satdev. Until the realization of that supreme Soul is attained, one should accept the idol God in the temple, as the Satdev.
Who is a Sad Guru? The final guru is the Gnani Purush. But, until one meets a Gnani Purush, anyone who is at a higher spiritual level, even if it is by two degrees, can be one's guru.
What is Sat Dharma? Dharma means religion. The agnas (spiritual instructions) of a Gnani Purush is the only sat-dharma.
