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Aptavani-4
Questioner: Prayatna (effort), prarabdha and purusharth – are all three the same?
Dadashri: Prarabdha and prayatna are the same thing. They are both children of the same 'parents'. And what is considered real purusharth? It is that which is not mixed. It is integral. It does not need anything else. In real purusharth, You are not dependent on anything. It can be done whenever You want to do it; whereas, for the so-called purusharth of this worldly life, you can only get to the station if your legs are in good shape (healthy). You can only function properly, providing you do not have a headache. So you can say that everything is dependent on other factors. It is with expectations (sapeksha). Whereas, real purusharth is independent and without expectation. You will find solutions to everything, if you come into real purusharth.
Questioner: I was on the Kramic path, and today my focus (dhyan) has turned towards the Akram path. So should I consider that as my purusharth or the effect of my destiny?
Dadashri: That is considered fruition of your merit karma (punya). Your destiny (bhagya- unfolding of karma) brought you here. Then 'we' gave you Gnan. Which made you a Purush, and now having become a Purush, Your purusharth has begun. As long as there is the belief of 'I am doing', it cannot be considered purusharth. After you attained the knowledge of the Self, You have learnt how to 'See and Know'. After You know that You are the Knower (Gnata) and Chandubhai is gneya (the object to be known), the real purusharth begins.
There is only the Self (Atma) and the non-Self (prakruti). The prakruti is dependent on karmic effect (prarabdha). Because of kriya (actions of the prakruti) the inner intent (bhaav) naturally arises. This inner intent (bhaav) is the purusharth for the next life. But people do not know that it is
