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The Nature of Gnan: The Nature of Time
The One Who Deserves Self-Realization in Akram Vignan
Questioner: Does a man bound by the noose of prarabdha (effect in this life of causes laid in past life) have a right to attain Gnan?
Dadashri: Even Lord Mahavir was bound by His prarabdha, and He was entitled to absolute knowledge (kevalgnan), so why would you not be entitled to Atmagnan? Every human is bound by prarabdha, which is why there is another life (reincarnation; avatar). Even the final life is bound by prarabdha, and that is why it takes place.
Questioner: Does the prarabdha then let go?
Dadashri: Then one does not bind anymore prarabdha (effect for next life). After I give you Gnan, You will no longer bind any prarabdha. This means that your past karma will 'discharge', and you will not be 'charging' any new ones. That is how this science is.
Questioner: Can a married man be entitled to Gnan?
Dadashri: In the current era we live in, it is not worth looking at someone's eligibility. In this present age, no one has any kind of eligibility. That is why I have made this Gnan available for anyone who comes along. Do you know what time period this is? In Jainism it is referred to as Dushamkaal and in Vedanta it is called Kaliyug. What is Kaliyug? That there is
