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Aptavani-5
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Aptavani-5
Vartyo jaa, follow the Gnani's instructions, Pachhi jo moksha naa madey toh If then liberation is not experienced maari paasey thii leje.
Take it from Me. Therefore, if you do not attain moksha from one, then he is not a Gnani Purush.
Questioner: What is the proof that the Self has come into its dharma?
Dadashri: All these wrong beliefs such as, 'I am doing it and 'I am this', will go away. At the moment how many wrong beliefs such as, 'I am 'Chandubhai'. I am this lady's husband. I am this boy's father. I am his uncle. I am a businessman.' etc., do you have?
path) has called a Gnani'a bestower of Gnan'.
The Sat Purush lives in moksha; he is liberated but he cannot grant moksha to others. The Sat Purush has the conviction (pratiti) and awareness (laksha) of the Self. He has the aspashta (hazy, unclear) experience of the Self. You need the one who has the clear and distinct (spashta) experience of the Self. He sees nothing but the Self wherever he looks. He does not see anyone at fault at all. He does not see faults in either a pickpocket or a philanthropist. But if you were to ask me, 'Are they both considered equal?' I will tell you that the one giving a donation will reap the fruits of his actions and the one picking a pocket will reap the fruits of his actions. However, neither one is at fault.
Questioner: How can he not be at fault?
Dadashri: Everyone 'does' according to what the circumstances dictate. The one whose actions are good is acting according to what the circumstances dictate, and so is the one whose actions are bad.
Now, in order to bring the Self in its dharma (Atmadharma) one needs a bestower of liberation (moksha): a Gnani Purush.
Krupadudev (a Gnani Purush) has given us the extract of his entire book. He has said that:
'Beeju kayee shodha maa,
'Search for nothing else Maatra ek Sat Purush ney khodii Seek out only the One Sat Purush Temna charan kamadamaa
At His lotus feet Sarva bhaav arpan kari dayee
Surrender all intents and
Questioner: Innumerable ones.
Dadashri: Now, when will so many wrong beliefs go away? They will all go away when the Self comes into its own dharma. The right belief will replace the wrong ones. Right belief is called samyak darshan (enlightened vision). The Gnani Purush places the Self in its dharma and the rest are already in their own dharma.
When you have a desire to come into your Atmadharma (the religion of the Self), then come here. We will bring the Self in its dharma. When the Self comes into its dharma, everything else will be left alone. What do the four Vedas say? They say, "This is not that, this is not that.' The Atma you are looking for is not in the Vedas. For that you have to go to a Gnani'. The Self is not such that it can be captured or placed in books because it is beyond words, it is indescribable, inexpressible. So how can it be placed in the scriptures?
