There are two paths to liberation. One is a Kramic
path, which is a step-by-step path. The other is Akram; a step-
less path. This step-less path is an exceptional path, it is a
wonderful path!
It opens up once every million years! The same Akram
path, which was given by Lord Rushabhdev to the Emperor
Bharat, has been opened up by Dadashri and has become
available to all who have the merit karma. Why Akram? The
answer is, in order to attain the Self (the Soul), even the
emperors gave up their kingdoms, wives and children and
followed the sadguru to the forests. Even then, it was not
certain that they would attain it. This is Akram. It is not such a
painful path. The one who receives the grace of the Gnani
Purush attains the Self in only one hour! After that, there is no
need for any austerities, renunciation or acquisition. Such
practices become redundant after attaining the Self. After Self-
realization, the Gnani’s Agnas (spiritual instructions or directives)
is one’s religion and the Gnani’s Agnas is one’s penance. Lord
Mahavir has said, “Agna is religion. Agna is penance.” In the
Akram path, there are only five Agnas and they are such that
they cause no hindrance in the interactions of the worldly life,
and on the contrary, they prove to be very helpful as a ‘master
key’. With this master key, not a single ‘lock’ in the world can
remain locked!
Although this seems incredulous, it is indeed, a fact; there
are no two views about it. Thousands of people with merit
karmas have attained the Self within one hour and have
experienced it. It is the experience of many that after attaining
Self-realization, the awareness as the Self, is not lost even for a
moment. This is the only ‘cash bank of the divine solution’ in the
world. In this bank, one can present any ‘check’ for cashing in
but he should do so after complete understanding. Your check
can be cashed all the way up to the final Moksha i.e. the ultimate
liberation, lest you should become swooned by the mortal things
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