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goes to receive it with such readiness; he goes with such modesty, with so much respect, with so much humility to pick it up. So for this, would there also not be some prior preparation? You should have that kind of inner intent (bhavna) and awareness. How excited does a student become when he is told that he has won an award! Whereas here we are talking about giving you something that is priceless.
The Incomparable Powers of the Akram Path
Your salvation (kalyan) has happened when no duality (dwandva) in this world affects you; nothing affects you, and your awareness is of 'I am the Absolute Soul (Parmatma)?! Or else you have faith in, 'I am the pure Soul (Shuddhatma)'. Even if it sits in one's conviction, one can move further. Therefore, it must first enter one's understanding. And when it enters one's understanding, one's behavior (vartan) may change, or it may not change. But when can you say that he has come into Gnan (Knowledge)? You can say that he has come into Gnan, when his behavior (vartan) has changed. It should reflect in one's conduct – that is called Gnan.
The Gnan that 'we' give you, is the knowledge of Absolute Vision (Keval Darshan); we are giving you the knowledge of the permanent conviction of the right belief (kshayak samkit). Then if you abide by my Agnas, you get the benefit of both. And when does that become a permanent conviction of Knowledge (kshayak Gnan)? It is when that understanding manifests in your conduct (vartan) – that is when the permanent conviction (kshayak) of Gnan occurs.
I am giving you Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan), but because of this current time cycle (kaad) you are not able to digest it. Nevertheless, 'we' have to give you the full, complete Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan). If I do not give it to you fully, it is not likely to manifest within you; however, it cannot be digested on account of this era of the time-cycle (kaad). Even
