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without knots). If you hear that you will be visiting Dakor (place of pilgrimage to do darshan of Lord Krishna) in two days, a granthi for going there will keep 'sprouting'. Mind you, there is nothing wrong in that. It is better than having bad thoughts. What is bhakti? If you become immersed in bhakti, then it will keep all the world's 'diseases' at bay.
Questioner: When I read about bhakti marg (the path of devotional worship), I feel like it is worth doing. And when I read about yoga, about karma, about the path of Gnan, then I feel that too is worth doing. What is that?
Dadashri: The whole world suffers from a 'disease' called 'swachhand' (to understand and do according to one's own intellect), so one measures everything according to his own intellect.
Questioner: You give Gnan, but shouldn't there be some qualification (support- foundation; paayo) on our part?
Dadashri: All these people (mahatmas) lacked such a foundation. No one has ever had a foundation. If you stumble or trip over something you know, wouldn't that be considered darkness? You will not stumble or trip in the light. If you can maintain equanimity in adversity, then it is Gnan. Anyone can maintain equanimity in a state of equanimity. To say, ‘I did this, I did that, I worshiped,' is all egoism. Gnan without egoism.
Ranchhodji (Lord Krishna) is not wrong: it is your worship that is wrong. Nevertheless, your worship is indirect worship (paroksh bhakti); it is a 'secondary' bhakti (worship). The fruit of paroksh (indirect worship) is apara-bhakti (indirect worship of the Self), and the fruit of aparoksh bhakti (direct worship), is para-bhakti (direct worship of the Self). Parabhakti leads to moksha.
All these devotees become intoxicated by the rhythm (taal) and beat of the drums. Rarely would you find someone,
