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Trimantra
Trimantra
greed, attachment, abhorrence, Lord Rama, Lord Rushabhdev and Lord Mahavir are all now in the Siddha Loka where they are eternally in the state of the siddha. To them I offer my obeisance. Now tell me, is there any problem in doing this?
So of the two states, the arihant and the siddha, which is higher? The siddhas are relieved eternally from their physical bodies and are in the siddha state. They are completely liberated! Of the two, which do you think is the higher state? Just say it spontaneously, you will not find the answer by thinking too much.
Questioner: Everyone is equal. When you bow in reverence, everything is equal. How can we say that one is higher than the other?
Dadashri: But do you understand why they have put "Namo Arihantanam', before the 'Namo Siddhanam'?
The reason is that those who have become siddha are totally liberated but they cannot help us in any way. For us the arihants are useful and that is why they have been placed first, before the siddhas.
We have to go where the siddha Lords reside. That is our goal but who is more beneficial to us? The arihant! He has conquered the six inner enemies and is showing us the way to do so. He graces us with His blessings. That is why He is placed first. He is very beneficial to us. So the importance is of the living One.
Difference Between Arihant and Siddha
Questioner: How does the siddha Lord help human beings in their salvation?
Dadashri: The state of the siddha Lord is our goal. But, they cannot be of any help to us. Only the Gnanis and the tirthankaras who are presently living here, in the universe can be
of help to us. They can show us our mistakes, they can show us the path and they can help us realize our Self.
Questioner: Then do the siddha Lord not have a body?
Dadashri: The siddha Lords do not have a physical body. They are the absolute divine Self (Paramatma). And these so-called siddha of today are nothing but ordinary men who have attained varying types of special worldly powers, which have no spiritual value. If you provoke them they will get angry and even lash out.
Questioner: What is the difference between the arihant and the siddha?
Dadashri: The siddha Lord does not have the burden of carrying around a physical body whereas the arihant has to carry this load with him. He too finds it burdensome. He cannot go to the Siddha Loka until his remaining karmas exhaust. He too has to go through the remaining karmas.
Namo Aayariyanam So far we have discussed two, what's next? Questioner: "Namo Aayariyanam'.
Dadashri: This obeisance is for the acharyas. Aacharyas are those who observe the principles laid down by the arihants and who teach others to do the same. To such acharyas, I pay my obeisances. Acharyas are Self-realized and their self-control is spontaneous. Self-control in them means they do not react to the existence of anger, pride, deceit and greed. But these socalled acharyas that we refer to nowadays cannot be considered under this obeisance of 'namo ayariayanam.' If we were to insult them in any way, they too would retaliate and lash back They have not attained the enlightened world view yet (not Self realized). Theirs is the worldly view only. We are not talking about such acharyas. Self-realization, Atma gnan must be there
