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Simandhar Swami, through His worship, he is undoubtedly pulled very close to the Lord. Such are the laws of nature.
Dadashri always used to say that when Simandhar Swami's images take residence in every home, and when these images will be worshipped with deep reverence, when his aratis are sung in every home, when his temples are constructed all over, then there will be heaven on earth.
Just the slightest discussion about the Lord awakens worship for Him in people's hearts. You should pay obeisance day and night to the Lord with Dadabhagwan as your witness. Everyday you should do Simandhar Swami's arati and pay obeisance to him forty times.
Gnani Purush Dadashri in his infinite grace has made a link for all spiritual aspirants with the Lord through the following obeisance:
"With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness, I hereby give my highest obeisance to the tirthankara Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, who currently moves about in Mahavideh kshetra'.
The words above are not the actual connection but while reciting these words, the aspirant experiences the live obeisance to the Lord. That is the connection.
"With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness... these specific words are used because in this manner one establishes a direct connection with the Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, via the name of Dada Bhagwan who has a direct and constant contact with the Lord. He becomes the medium through whom our obeisance reaches the Lord. The benefit you derive through this obeisance is the same as standing in front of the Lord and doing obeisance to Him. For example if we want to send a message to America
from here, since we cannot take it there ourselves personally, we hand over the responsibility to the post office and after mailing the letter we become absolutely free from all doubts and responsibility. We know that the message is going to get there. The responsibility then falls upon the post office and they are able to fulfill that responsibility. In the same token, Dadashri takes on the responsibility of taking our obeisance and delivering them directly to the Lord.
Keep Dada Bhagwan as your witness and then perform your obeisance in the Namaskaar Vidhi, printed at the end of this book. The benefits these obeisance render to those who have acquired the real vision (self-realization), is something else! You should visualize each and every word as you recite the obeisance. By doing this, your chit remains pure. Complete purity of the chit means to visualize your self, paying each obeisance directly to the deity of the Lord. With each obeisance you should see your self, prostrated in front of the Lord. When you understand the difference between the Lord's visual form of his deity and his inner formless Self of absolute knowledge, then know that you are very near the Lord. Many mahatmas acquire such an experience by merely listening to Dadashri talk about his connection with the Lord.
It is my sincere hope that those who have not yet had the direct meeting with Dadashri or myself will at least establish an indirect connection with the Lord through the medium of this book. Those who truly yearn liberation will without doubt, establish a connection with the Lord sooner or later. If by reading this booklet you experience an intense attraction towards the Lord, know that your time has come to claim your place near the feet of the Lord for your ultimate liberation.
