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considered one kind of purusharth. I will explain to you why this is called an illusory purusharth.
The Kramic path is such that if you tell someone to sit down and do chanting (japa), he would sit down to do japa. The chanting (japa) happens because of prarabdha, but it is the bhaav (subtlest inner intent) that occurs at the time, that sows the karmic seed for the next life, which is called purusharth. Therefore, while experiencing the prarabdha, it gives rise to purusharth. While enjoying his prarabdha, the seed of purusharth is sown within. This is because he believes, 'I am the doer'. Otherwise, you would not be sowing the seeds while going through prarabdha and you would still attain moksha. But you still have the bhaav of doership which is why there is a great deal of emphasis placed on prarabdha and on kriya (rituals and actions). It is because behind that, the purusharth is occurring automatically.
The Kramic path today is fractured. If a person sits down to do religious chanting (japa), and while he is chanting, at the same time he is, creating bhaav in his mind, thinking: 'My father is useless, my father is useless... he bothers me; he provokes me.' So he has something different on his mind, he says something different and his actions are different. What was Kramic path like until now? It was to do purusharth while going through the prarabdha. And what is the Akram path? Straight, direct purusharth! Through the grace of the Gnani Purush, You become Purush (the Self) and then the real purusharth arises. You attain complete awareness as the Self; and absolute light. Thereafter, You will never forget the Self, even for a second.
How Does Prarabdha Unfold? Questioner: But does prarabdha only occur if one does purusharth?
Dadashri: That is not purusharth. Those are all naimitik
