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a new dawn is rising for India. Elsewhere there is dusk but in
India, this new dawn will lead to full light. Since 1942, I have
been saying that by the year 2005, India will become the center
of the world. Currently it is in the process of becoming one.
People from all over the world will come to India to learn the
art of living. They will come to learn what is normal. At the
moment everyone has become so above normal that they do
not know how to live anymore. Despite having so many material
comforts, they have to resort to taking sleeping pills. You are
taking poison! You have gone so far past the limits of what is
normal, that you have lost nature’s gift to mankind – the gift of
sleep. How can you call this living? Alas! You have gone all the
way to the moon but how did it benefit you? Has going to the
moon, eliminated the sleeping pills for you?
The State Of The Aspirant
Who can be called a sadhu (ascetic)? Anyone who attains
the Self is a sadhu. A sadhu’s conduct is always focused towards
liberation. However, the conduct of the sadhus of these times is
contradictory. It is focused on liberation but it also creates more
bondage. They earn one hundred merit points for their rituals of
samayik and pratikraman, but when they become aggravated
with their disciples, they lose a hundred and fifty points. One is
only able to work continuously towards one’s liberation after
having acquired the Self. A true sadhu means to progress
towards the state of absolute liberation. Nevertheless no one is
to be blamed; no one is at fault here. They are all trapped
because of ignorance; it is not their wish to bind new karma.
Karma : Merit And Demerit
There is only Soul and matter (parmanu - sub-atomic
matter) in this world. When you make someone happy or give
peace to them, atoms of merit karma (punya) are attracted and
when you cause misery to others, atoms of demerit karma (paap)