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the physical eyes. Only when divyachakshu (the vision of the Self) arises does the vision fall upon the Drashta (Seer).
To know the Atma (Self) you simply have to understand the facts. There is nothing for you to do. Someone asked the Lord, 'When will I attain moksha?' and the Lord replied, “You will attain moksha when your understanding (vision; darshan) becomes free of mistakes.' Now tell me, what is wrong in what the Lord said?
Questioner: He is right.
Dadashri: Then he asked the Lord again, "What about the chanting (japa) and penance (tapa) one has to do? So the Lord said to him, 'On the day you have indigestion, you can fast. I do not expect you to do japa-tapa. All I want from you is that you make your gnan and understanding mistake free.' How many mistakes do you have at the present time? 'I am Chandubhai, I am this woman's husband, I am this boy's father.' Just look at all these mistakes... an endless chain of mistakes. If the mistake is at the root, what can you do? One thing is temporary and one thing is permanent. If you try to ‘multiply' the two, by that time, the temporary will have disappeared. So you will never be able to ‘multiply' and you will not see a result. *Friday never ends and Saturday never comes.” “Every day is Friday,” and it will remain “Friday”, meaning everything remains as status quo. People have ended up in a crooked alley. Mistakes will not improve even the worldly life, so how do you expect to attain moksha? In reality, your own nature is moksha itself. You yourself are the Parmatma; therefore, all You need is the awareness of Gnan (knowledge) that is faultless and understanding (vision; darshan) that is faultless. You are indeed Shuddhatma (pure Soul), but you need to become aware of that.
The Resolve Only for Moksha Questioner: Give me that understanding. I have a strong
