The process of recalling a fault or a misdeed,
repentance of it and avowal to not repeat it; when done
properly, can wash away faults in the proper manner and one
becomes that much purer. However, this process is only
beneficial when carried out the instant the fault occurs.
The science of the Vitarag Lords can only be divulged
to all by the one who is a Vitarag himself. Only the Gnani Purush
can open up the innermost meaning of the Vitarags, through a
speech that is acceptable to all and appropriate for the time.
Once that meaning is understood, even the common person can
remain in exact religion (dharma dhyan). The only desire worth
having is the desire for the final liberation.
‘The one, who has an unflinching desire for only moksha
and nothing else, will not be obstructed by any force in this
world. The Gnani will come to his home!’
‘The one who desires moksha, has no ownership of the
pudgal; the non-self complex of the body, speech and mind.
The one, who has ownership of the pudgal, has no desire for
moksha!’
Devotee and God are separate; however, this separation
does not exist in the Gnani Purush.
For how long is devotion (bhakti) needed? Devotion is
needed until one meets a Gnani; once he meets a Gnani Purush,
he has to request final liberation from Him. Devotion to the
Vitarag gives final liberation.
“What is the meaning of ‘God’?” Dadashri gives us the
following explanation:
“Is God (Bhagwan) a name (noun) or an adjective? If it
is a noun, we have to call Him ‘Bhagwan-das’. God is really an
adjective. Just as the word ‘bhagyavan’ (fortunate one) was
derived from the word ‘bhagya’ (fortune), the word ‘Bhagwan’
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