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world, and not just with the guardian deva-devi, you will fare well. The Shaashan deva-devis will come to your aid, whenever you are confronted by obstacles in their reign or in any religion. With this particular path of moksha, it is not possible to go directly to moksha from here. In this path, you will still have one or two more lifetimes before you can attain the final moksha (liberation). This time cycle (kaad) is so peculiar, that a person brings with him, karma which is 'compressed', so that no matter if he flies around in a plane all day long, he never gets his work done. Therefore, one or two lifetimes worth of karma remain pending.
So wouldn't you call this moksha? You can experience moksha here and now. You will experience the awareness of separation; 'I have become separated'.
Questioner: In your opinion, which is the right day (tithi) for Jains to observe, chotha (fourth day of lunar fortnight) or pancham (fifth day)?
Dadashri: Whatever is convenient for you, is right. Anything which allows you to do dharma (religion), is right, and anything that causes adharma (harm) is wrong.
Questioner: Whom can you call a Jain?
Dadashri: Jina means Atmagnani (the Knower of the Self) and Jineshwar means Tirthankar (The Absolute Savior; Absolutely enlightened One). Someone who listens to a Jina or Jineshwar is considered Jain. Someone who has heard it, has faith in it and has observed it to an extent, is referred to as a shravak, and someone who observes it fully is a sadhu.
