Aptavani 05

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Even Shrimad Rajchandra has said that Gnan is with the Gnani, without whom one can never attain liberation. Therefore, all you need is a Gnani. The twenty-four Tirthankars have said that you need a nimit (someone instrumental in a process) to attain knowledge of the Self (Atmagnan). The Gnani is never a doer. If I were the doer, I would bind karmas and if you were to think of me as a nimit, you will not reap the full benefit. For myself, I have to believe that 'I am a nimit', and you have to maintain utmost humility that it has happened because of the Gnani. Everyone has his or her own 'language', do they not?
Liberation is attained through param vinaya (absolute
humility).
When one attains the knowledge of the Self, he comes into his own swabhav (his own natural state); he becomes aware of the Self (jagrut), he comes into his dharma, so what else remains? The rest are already in their dharma, only the Self was not in its dharma.
Questioner: Dada, after attaining Gnan, is everyone accepting of this condition?
Dadashri: One will automatically accept it after attaining Gnan; no one will accept it before attaining Gnan. I will explain why they accept it after Gnan. If you eat a jalebi (sweet snack) first and then drink tea, how will the tea taste?
Questioner: It will taste bland.
Dadashri: When I put the Self in its own state (swabhav), meaning in its own attributes (gunadharma), then attraction or infatuation (aasakti) for all other vishays (worldly objects of enjoyment) will disappear. What if I were to tell you to get rid of your attractions first?
Questioner: Then no one will come here.
Dadashri: So in the path of Akram Vignan the first thing
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that is 'done' for you is to bring the Self into its dharma, whereas in the Kramic path you have to get rid of your attraction first.
Questioner: So does one have to get rid of adharma?
Dadashri: We do not have a need for the word 'adharma'. What is adharma? It is the antonym for dharma. Doing good is dharma and doing bad is adharma. But both involve doership, whereas the Self's dharma is natural and spontaneous; it is sahaj dharma. Now, just because a man's Self comes into its dharma, what about his wife; what becomes of her? Does he have to send her away?
Questioner: No, but he has to reduce his infatuation (aasakti) towards her.
Dadashri: In order for him to do that, he has to become the 'doer' again.
Questioner: Please explain that.
Dadashri: After coming into Atmadharma (Selfrealization) you are 'Chandubhai'; you are the husband of this lady and the father of this boy, by the relative viewpoint and by the real viewpoint You are Shuddhatma (pure Self).
'The world is the puzzle itself; God has not puzzled this world at all.' If the Supreme Lord (Parmatma) had created this 'puzzle', we would have to summon Him and penalize Him for causing so many entanglements for everyone. Therefore, God has not caused puzzles and entanglements in this world.
Nothing can be attained by simply reciting the words, 'I am the Self. I am the Self....' For that the Grace of the Lord has to happen. Only after attaining God's grace can You head for moksha. Now what do we mean by 'head for moksha"? In the current era of the time cycle one cannot attain final liberation directly. Nevertheless, here one becomes free from