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chetan. Worrying is an internally induced suffering of the mind (parishah). It gives rise to suffering of pain. In order to avoid worrying, you must realize that thoughts of the mind are subtle circumstances; they are ‘gneyas' (the objects to be known) and You are the Gnata (the “Knower' of the gneyas). Thoughts will come, but you have to do pratikraman for them, or else they have to be made insignificant. Thoughts that come to You are really inanimate. You create obstacles the moment you start worrying. Why stick your hand in the energy that is not Your own?
With the Akram Gnan that 'we' give you, if you still have worries, then you can hire an attorney and sue 'us' if you want. “We' are giving you this much of a guarantee. When your worldly worries go away, that is the first moksha. The second moksha occurs when the account of karma is settled. The second moksha is the Absolute State (purnahuti).
Is There Peace in Illusion?
How can one attain peace in this world? It would not happen, even if you had millions of rupees. How can there be peace (shanti) where there is illusion (bhranti)?
Questioner: Why isn't there peace all the time in spite of our practicing so much religion?
Dadashri: It is because you are constantly in the state of the non-Self (achetan). If you remain in the Self (chetan), you will experience constant peace.
Questioner: What efforts should I make to acquire peace?
Dadashri: You can never find peace if you have to put in an effort for it. It is all ghadbhanj (an activity of construction and destruction)
There are all kinds of peace in this world, but they are all
