of Gnan inculcated by the Gnani will fructify into Liberation –
never will its fate be rendered futile. The spiritual prowess of his
words is beyond one’s imagination!
For the Gnani, the stage of ‘becoming’ is over. He is in
the supreme sate of ‘being’. Therefore he has nothing more to
know or perform in the world. No need to read books! No
standard to pass! No beads to count! There is nothing the
Gnani has yet to know or do. He is the Omniscient and he
moves about in complete liberation.
The Gnani is so intricate and inscrutable that he is beyond
the comprehension of a layperson. He has no need to establish
ashrams, no symbolic flags to fly! No sect or creed! No label!
No special attire of white or saffron! He is clad in a quite and
plain attire of a householder. How is one to recognize Him?
Even then, the Gnani can be identified through his description
given in the scriptures:
‘The Gnani lives in a state of ‘samadhi’- the active and
alert awareness of the Pure Self and the state of being the Pure
Self. His speech delivers experience. He has no worldly
desires, no pride nor internal worldly stagnation within. He is
not allured by anything- veneration or self-worship, objects of
senses, riches or disciples. The eternal light of Knowledge only
manifests within when all one’s needs and desires are completely
dissolved. ‘Being’ liberated, He is the liberator, the savior, and
the beacon light – living to lift and liberate others.
The Gnani has in him, the concurrence of many divine
circumstantial evidences. Beatific is his name, richly rewarding
the one who recites it. Credit regales in crowning deeds
performed through his blessings. His speech is spellbinding and
salutary. His status of spiritual placement is a status revered by
people. So many such evidences of this nature come together
to make the Gnani manifest in the world.
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