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Worldly Religion Keeps You in Duality
Relative' religions create dualities, but “this' (Akram), however is the “real path. This here, takes you beyond all duality. If there was such a thing as a true “shop' for religion, then it would be well and good, but these just lead you astray, so what good are they? They say, “Realize the Self.' So you say, ‘Even my father told me to do the same, and that is why I have come to you so that you can help me realize it.' But wherever you go they bathe you with cold water on a cold winter's day. Without ever having learned a single word about Atmagnan (knowledge of the Self), here sits one who has become a gnani. How can you call someone a Gnani when his anger, pride, deceit and greed are alive and kicking? You would call someone a Gnani if he has no pravrutti (worldly activity). He does not possess anger, pride, deceit and greed. The one who has become vitarag is considered a Gnani. This intellect that creates division (bhed buddhi) has arisen because of the physical eyes! It even creates differences of you and I' between two brothers. It will create differences even between a husband and a wife, so that when they quarrel, it is 'you' and 'l'! This is how the ‘relative' life is; it will not end until it crushes you completely and brings you (your ego) to zero. 'Relative' religion causes division (bhed); whereas ‘real religion carries you all the way, without creating any division. It stays abheda (as one).
All ‘relative' religions are considered worldly religions (laukik). They do not take you to moksha. They will always tell you to do things, 'do this or this, or to do that. They make you do things. You are not the 'doer'. Nevertheless, they will keep you in 'doership’; whilst 'we' do not tell you to do anything, and that is why this is called an alaukik (beyond the world) religion. Anyone that comes here, will surely attain moksha. That is why 'we' first ask him, “Do you want moksha? Do you want to get rid of your 'disease'?' And then if he wants to, 'we' will perform the ‘operation' (separation of the Self and the non-Self). If he
