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EDITORIAL
Param Pujya Dadashri used to go from town to town and country to country, to give satsang and impart the knowledge of the Self as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interaction to all who came to see him. In his final days in the fall of 1987, he gave his blessing to Dr. Niruben Amin and bestowed his special siddhis upon her, to continue his work.
After Param Pujya Dadashri left his mortal body on January 2, 1988, Dr. Niruben continues his Work, traveling within India to cities and villages and abroad in the USA, Canada, UK and Africa. She is Dadashri's representative of Akram Vignan. She has been instrumental in expanding the key role of Akram Vignan as the simple and direct path to Self-Realization for modern times. Thousands of spiritual seekers have taken advantage of this opportunity and are established in the experience of the pure Soul, while carrying out their worldly duties and obligations. They experience freedom, here and now, while living their daily life.
Powerful words in scriptures help the seeker in increasing the desire for liberation. The knowledge of the Self is the final goal of all one's seeking. Without the knowledge of the Self there is no liberation. This knowledge of the Self (Atma Gnan) does not exist in books. It exists in the heart of a Gnani. Hence the knowledge of the Self can only be acquired by meeting a Gnani. Through the scientific approach of Akram Vignan, even today one can attain Atma Gnan, but it can only occur by meeting a living Atma Gnani and receiving the Atma Gnan. Only a lit candle can light another candle.
Countless unimaginable and unexpected events have been known from television and newspapers, such as 400 people died in a plane crash, huge bomb blast, fire, earthquake, death of thousands in tornadoes! Countless died in accidents or died of disease or right after birth. So many committed suicides through hunger while preachers were caught in dark scandals. At the same time, evolved souls of saints, devotees, and Gnani (Self Realised) are engrossed in the bliss of Self (nijananda). When the scandals from Delhi are brought to light, such news creates a big question mark (?) in the heart of human beings "what is the mystery?" Is there any hidden mystery behind all these? Why the baby was born disabled? It does not console the heart despite the churning and melting of heart. At the end, it creates profound silence in the minds due to non-resolution and non-understanding of the exact nature of karma.. What are these karmas even though we call them "Karma"? How does one bind or accumulate them (karmas)? What is the beginning? Which was the very first karma, which was performed? How can one be liberated from karma? Can one avoid the experiencing from karma? Is God the doer of the karma or the instigator behind them? What is after death? Who binds all these karmas? Who experiences these karmas? Atma (Soul) or the physical body?
What do our people call karma? Going to work, performing meritorious deeds, charity, religious activities are called karmas by people. However, the Self Realized call them as karmaphala (resultant karma) instead of karma. The gross karmas, which can be seen and experienced by five senses, are all karmaphala or the discharge karmas. Whatever was charged in the past life is being
