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discharge gradually.
Birth in the human form is the only one that creates causes.
The transmigration in to all the four life forms stems only from
the human form and it is also only from the human form that
liberation is possible.
The Self And The Non-self
The entire world is trapped in trying to understand prakruti,
the non-self. From time immemorial, people have been trying to
explore the Self and the non-self, but it is not something that is
easy to grasp. In the traditional kramic path, one is only able to
understand the Self after completely knowing the non-self. The
puzzle of the non-self and the Self is such that it cannot be
solved even after countless cycles of birth and death. Whereas
in the Akram path, when the Gnani Purush bestows his blessing
upon you, you become the Self and thereafter you are able to
completely know the non-self. What is more, the two will always
remain separate. Even the mightiest are trapped in the labyrinth
of the non-self; what can they do? How can you find a solution
when you try to understand the non-self through being a non-
self? The non-self is to be known after acquiring the Self. Only
then can it’s every facet be known.
What is non-self (prakruti)? Pra = excess and kruti=
action done. An action, which is done through not being in
one’s natural state but in having gone away from one’s natural
state, is prakruti. Action done out of one’s natural state is prakruti.
The non-self (prakruti) is female and the Self is male
(purush). Lord Krishna told Arjun, “Become free from the three
gunas of the prakruti”. The three gunas (inherent qualities) of the
non-self are sattwa, rajas and tamas. Become a liberated ‘purush’
by rising above the three gunas of the prakruti. If you remain in
these qualities of the prakruti, you become subservient and weak.