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the knowledge, gnan of how to do it and finally his conduct will
automatically follow.
The fruit of gnan and darshan is conduct in action. Samyak
means real, authentic and right. Samyk Gnan is right knowledge.
Samyak darshan is right belief. The combination of these two
gives rise to samyak charitra, right conduct (enlightened conduct).
The one with enlightened conduct is God. Enlightened, real
conduct hurts no one.
Darshan, Gnan and charitra (conduct) are interdependent.
The knowledge one acquires depends on the belief or darshan.
The conduct then results naturally. The conduct does not require
any effort.
Kriya, (effort, action) is not an attribute of the Self. The
Self has its own attributes, but effort or action is not one of
them. One experiences what one imagines. There is no pleasure
or pain. Yet these are experienced according to what one
believes to be the case. Such pain and pleasure is imaginary
from the perspective of the Self. The Self has infinite energies
and is unaffected by all states of the relative self. Yet it is the
presence of the Self that makes all things around us appear to
be full of action.
The Lord says that every deed or action will be rewarded
with its fruit. The action or deed, which renders no consequences
or fruits, is the one that liberates. Absolute and utmost humility
leads one to liberation. Everything else is worldly entanglement
and there is no end to it – wherever you go. This entanglement
will follow you to a cave in the Himalayas or will follow you if
you decide to live a worldly life.
People advocate religious rites (kriya), but of what good
are these rites in the absence of Gnan? Kriya is a maid of Gnan.
The Lord has said for one to do Gnan kriya, ‘Gnan kriyabhyam