Flawless Vision

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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How can a person get rid of his bad habits? By constantly keeping in mind that his habits are bad, and also openly declaring the same. He should repent a lot for his habits and never defend them. Then he will become free of them. This is Dadashree's personal discovery of how to get rid of bad habits.
When one does aalochana (heart-felt confession of one's guilt) of his faults in front of a Vitraag, that fault will immediately leave.
It is worth learning the principle of Param Pujya Dadashri, such as:
"Sooja (deeper understanding and comprehension) increases as the mistakes are destroyed."
"He who complains is the one at fault. Why did he see faults in someone else? Why did he have to complain?"
To criticize someone is the same as squandering away your wealth. Your spiritual energies become dispersed and you incur a (spiritual) loss. When you see faults in others, it is indicative of your own unworthiness. Whatever faults you see in others are the faults that remain within you. Only bad intentions make you see faults in others. Who makes you the 'judge'? Everyone acts according to their prakruti (inherent nature, characteristics, personality). Even Dadashri used to say "I too do things according to my prakruti. But I tell my prakruti that I can see its mistakes and that it should accept that mistake if it wants, otherwise leave it aside." When you see everyone as nirdosh, primarily those within your home and then others outside, then you can be assured that you have climbed the ladder of liberation.
When you begin to see only your faults and not anyone else's, know then that you have acquired the blessed state of SelfRealization and equanimity. Whatever faults you see within you will leave forever.
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You should see neither one's virtues nor one's vices, because in the final outcome, they are both attributes of the prakruti and will come to an end. You only have to see the pure Soul within everyone.
Param Pujya Dadashree says, "Whether a person is a pick pocket or immoral, I see him as nirdosh. I only look at the Real thing (Sat-eternal Pure Soul) and that is the pure vision. I do not look at the 'packing' (the external appearnce)." This is the 'Master key' to look at the world as nirdosh.
When can you recognize your own mistakes? It is when the Gnani shows them to you. If you do not follow the guidance of a Gnani, then everything else that you do is considered svachhand (to proceed in spiritual matters at one's own whim/without accepting guidance from an enlightened one).
You may find a solution for your obvious mistakes (Dadashree referred to them as 'mistakes of light'), but the 'mistakes of darkness' can never be destroyed. 'Mistakes of darkness', are those where you say 'I know or I am aware of that".
After acquiring Akram Gnan (after Self-Realization acquired through the method of Akram Vignan), when one looks only within oneself, then it is considered that he is within the boundaries of 'Keval Gnan' (the absolute perfect knowledge). He can acquire partial Keval Gnan, not absolute Keval Gnan. All one has to do is to observe the mind, the intellect, the chit and the ego within him. To simply observe the different phases of these inner components that are not under his control.
"It is pramat when a 'thing' (vastu) deviates from its attributes. When a 'thing' remains within it's natural attributes, it is apramat"
"You will achieve liberation when your knowledge and your understanding become flawless (without any mistakes)". It is only obstructed by mistakes. There is no need for any penance or
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