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Prabhushri (one of the four disciples of the Gnani Purush Krupadudev Shrimad Rajchandra), who did not have a trace of swachhand, is considered a sadguru. Everything he did was in surrender to Krupadudev, whether Krupadudev was present or not. He was a true purush (Self-realized and sincerely following the Agnas of the Gnani).
Obstacles are created by swachhand. The one who does not know anything about religion will create fewer obstacles and swachhand in religion will create more obstacles.
Vision, Experience and Conduct
Questioner: Is Gnan to be understood or should it come in one's conduct?
Dadashri: It is never meant to be put into conduct; it should come on its own in conduct. What is the reward of understanding? It is that it will manifest in one's conduct for sure. If one has the understanding but it does not manifest in his conduct, then it is considered vision (darshan) and when it comes into his conduct, it is considered gnan.
Questioner: One understands what understanding (samaj), vision (darshan), knowledge (gnan), and conduct (charitra, vartan) is but it does not come into one's conduct.
Dadashri: Yes, it will not happen without Gnan. Understanding (samaj) means 'undecided' talks.
I do not want to force upon you what I am saying. It has to be understood by you. My understanding is my own. Nothing is attained by forcing it on anyone. Once you understand it, then you will make progress through that understanding. There is nothing to be done in Gnan; it just has to be understood. Do you think that there must be a difference between Gnan and understanding? Understand it from me and that understanding will gradually materialize in the form of Gnan. You may have the Gnan but as long as it does not come into conduct, it is only an
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What is the mother of gnan (knowledge)? Understanding (samaj) is the mother of gnan. No child can be born without a mother, can it? Does it drop from the sky? So you do need a mother, do you not? From where can you attain the understanding? You have to understand all that from a Gnani Purush. Understand it from the scriptures. The scriptures will not give you complete understanding but they will give you some understanding.
The Gnan I give you is keval darshan (absolute vision) and so it includes all the understanding. Now conduct (vartan) will arise from that understanding, but what happens if there is no understanding at all? It will never come into your conduct. Complete understanding is called keval darshan (absolute vision) and when it comes into your conduct, it is called kevalgnan (absolute knowledge). Kevalgnan is the end and keval darshan is the beginning.
Understanding (samaj) is that which will not let you stumble or fall. One stumbles and falls all day long and yet he believes he understands and knows everything. Hey you! What do you call understanding? What is the difference between Gnan and understanding? Up until the time the understanding comes into one's conduct, that gnan (knowledge) is called understanding. That understanding will gradually and automatically result in Gnan. When it comes into conduct, know that it is Gnan but until then you simply have to keep understanding it.
The knowledge (gnan) one tries to understand from the scriptures is not kriyakari gnan, meaning it will not work automatically and give results, whereas this understanding is kriyakari. You will not have to do anything. It is all done by the Gnan (Knowledge) from within. Kriyakari gnan is living knowledge (chetanvantu); it is a science; it verily is the Gnan
