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process, will also give its effect, and when it does, what will
become of you? Laxmi (money) is not something that you can
obstruct or prevent from leaving. Laxmi is the Lord’s consort
and you are obstructing and preventing her from leaving! What
becomes of a newly wed bride who is confined to her husband’s
house and prevented from going home to her parents? And yet
that is exactly what people do to Laxmiji! She is now tired of
these people. Whenever I come across Laxmiji at Baroda railway
station, I pay obeisance to her and give her my address in
Mamanipod. I tell her that she is free to come and go as and
when she pleases. She tells me that she is tired of all the wealthy
businessmen and that she will now visit the homes of all the
mahatmas (all Self-realized beings), because they garland her
whenever she goes to their homes and also garland her, even
when she leaves. She says that she will no longer go to the
homes that prevent her from leaving. She will not visit the homes
for lifetimes to come of those who have contempt towards
money. Money comes and goes. Money that is present today
will not be there in ten years time; it is constantly circulating.
Everyone in this entire world is caught up in turmoil.
Whether a person is an ascetic or married, no living being has
inner peace. Inner peace only comes when a person acquires
the knowledge of the Self. In the traditional kramic path, inner
peace is only acquired once the aspirant crosses the entire
ocean of the worldly life over to the other side. What an arduous
task! But in this Akram path, once I place my hand over your
head, eternal peace occurs spontaneously.
Trimantra Removes Obstacles In life
What is the true meaning of a mantra? Mantra means that
which stills the mind. The Lord gave us the Trimantra to help us
overcome obstacles in our devotional practices. The Trimantras
are :