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the difference between a guru and a Parmatma (the absolute Self)?
The Gnani Purush is considered an embodiment of the absolute Self (the Parmatma); He is one who does not have any overt (sthool) or subtle (sookshma) mistake.
The world can see two kinds of mistakes: the overtones and the subtle ones. Even people at large can see the gross and overt mistakes in a person and those with a lot of intellect can see the subtle mistakes. The Gnani Purush does not have these two types of mistakes.
Questioner: Based on what kind of punya (merit karmas) does one meet a Gnani Purush?
Dadashri: It is based on punya-anubandhi-punya (effect of merit karma binds new merit karmas). All the punya you currently see around is paap-anubandhi-punya (effect of merit karmas binding new demerit karmas). This means that a person has a home, a car and all the comforts due to his punya but out of those punya negative thoughts arise in him as to how he can deprive or cheat others or how he can adulterate the goods he sells for more profit, how he can enjoy something that is not rightfully his. He is ready to take what is not rightfully his so he will also cheat others out their money; that is all paap-anubandhi-punya. He is enjoying all the comforts due to his punya but in the process he is binding new paap (sinful karmas), which he will suffer in the next life.
have a guru. Will that create problems?
Dadashri: No, you keep your guru. How can you do without a guru? That guru teaches you worldly religion. He explains to you which good deeds you should do and which bad deeds you should not do. However, the process of the worldly life will still remain, will it not? And you want liberation. So for that you need a Gnani Purush. The Gnani Purush is for God, the Self. The guru is for the worldly life (interactions, vyavahar) and for nischay (the Self) there is the Gnani. You need both; then your work will be done. Therefore, keep whatever guru you have. You should go and do his darshan.
Questioner: A Sat Purush (One who has attained the Self) showers his grace over all equally. But if I have a neem tree and someone else has a mango tree, there is an inherent difference in the seed. So how can the results be the same?
Dadashri: 'We' here do not have any problem with the seed. Here you have to ask me with humility (vinaya), "Please Sir, help me know my Self', and thus attain salvation. Here moksha is attained through absolute humility (param vinaya).
This is the decayed junk of the pudgal (the non-Self) of the fifth Ara (the portion of the current time cycle), which can never be repaired. You try to repair it from one end and it will break down at the other end. Instead of doing all that, this Akram Vignan cleanses you from within and keeps You separate.
Questioner: Dada gives me the Gnan but what should I do if I do not have the ability to understand it?
Dadashri: There is the Self within you; you are alive; therefore everything will get done. If I stop to look for people's ability to understand then no one will pass. That is why, at the beginning, I went to Lord Rushabhdev's idol and
And a person who does not have basic comforts, but has positive thoughts, that he should not hurt and put anyone in difficulty', despite having a hard time himself, that is called punya-anubandhi-punya. Therefore even his new causes are those of merit karmas (punya).
Questioner: I want to take Gnan from You but I already
