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illusory (murchhit) peace; whereas Atma shanti (peace of the Self), is one without any kind of illusion. There is absolute contentment (trupti) in the peace of the Self, and in the others there is no contentment.
When a state of bliss replaces a state of restlessness (ashanti), realize that the binding of karma has ceased and only then will come the solution (liberation).
Bliss in the Presence of the Gnani
We had gone to visit Lake Vihar. There, a gentleman by the name of Shayada Saheb brought a Muslim friend, who was a senior government officer, to do my darshan. He brought his wife and children along with him. He was a thinker and a very devout man. As he started to sit down on the dirt someone said to him, “The ants will bite you there, sit next to Dada.” So he answered, “How can ants bite me in the presence of Dada?" Then I made him sit by me. After ten minutes or so, he tells me, “I have visited so many religious places, but I have never experienced the kind of peace that I have experienced here in the last ten minutes, since I have come here. What is the reason behind this?”' And I told him, “There is no other reason. You are sitting very close to Allah. Would you not experience happiness and peace if you were in close vicinity with Allah? Allah is sitting right next to “me' – almost touching me – and you are sitting next to me. So then you have come very close to Him, have you not? So what kind of peace are you likely to experience?"
The Gnani Purush has a “cash department.” “This is a cash bank of divine solution.' Anyone whose merit karmas (punya) have matured, will meet me and his work will be done.
Questioner: What is bliss (anand), what is peace (shanti)?
Dadashri: Peace is relative' and eternal bliss (parmanand) is absolute. Parmanand means absolute
