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Aptavani-4
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Dadashri: Religion is attained through Gnan kriya (knowledge; it means to Know and remain as the Self) and darshan kriya (vision; it means to See and remain as the Self).
Questioner: By what means do we attain religion (dharma)? What is considered religion (dharma)?
Dadashri: In order to attain religion your spiritual readiness (upadaan) should be there. What is considered religion? When kashays decrease, then You will know that religion has arisen. Know that You have attained religion, when your kashays have gone.
Questioner: How can we become still in religion (dharma)?
Dadashri: By awakening upadaan (spiritual readiness), You can find stillness.
Questioner: What is the simple and straightforward solution to moksha?
Dadashri: The path of moksha becomes easy through serving the Gnani Purush who is free from all kashays.
Questioner: What sort of tools do we need to attain moksha?
Dadashri: One attains moksha through Gnan (knowledge of the Self). Moksha can be attained with sadgnan (right knowledge) and Atmagnan (knowledge of the Self).
Moksha Is the 'self' Knowing the Self
Questioner: How does it benefit the self (worldly self), unless the conviction of the Atma (Self) arises from within? The Atma has understood that it is completely separate from the mind, speech and body, and all other substances, but until it becomes free from the states of 'doership’ and the states of suffering and pleasure in the worldly life (sansar); until that happens, how is one to progress in religion?
