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everyone is the same. Whether a person is a Jain, a Vaishnav or
an ordinary workingman, only two types of shaktis arise within
them. Agnashakti (energies of ignorance) arises when one
comes across circumstances of ignorance. That is called
agnabrahma (a state of ego). From this the worldly life is
created. This energy of ignorance will not allow one to escape
the worldly life. The energy of ignorance runs everything life after
life. When one meets a Gnani Purush and attains the Self,
pragnyashakti (the energy of pragnya) is awakened. That is
called pragnyabrahma (Self-realized). Pragnya releases one
from the circumstances of ignorance and leads him towards the
final liberation. Pragnya shakti can never be awakened without
meeting a Gnani. People with the light of pragnya will acquire the
energies of the Self and ignorance will leave. Thereafter pragnya
shakti will take care of everything.
What is the nature of pragnya? Its nature is to bring
resolution to the interaction of worldly life, one way or another,
in any way that it can and pave the way for moksha. And what
does agna shakti constantly do? It does not allow you to escape
the worldly life. The Self does not have to do anything in this.
Agna and pragnya are not the energies of the self; they have
arisen due to scientific circumstantial evidences. Ultimately when
one meets a Gnani Purush and attain the Self, it will give rise to
pragnya, which will constantly keep one alert from within. The
pragnya is the force of the awakened Self which leads one to
final liberation. When ‘we’ give you the state of Shuddhatma,
‘we’ place pragnya within you. Just as King Bharat had servants
who would caution him every fifteen minutes, “Bharat beware!
Bharat beware!” this pragnya shakti will continue to caution you
and make you aware. When you are earning only one hundred
fifty rupees a month, how can you afford to employ three
servants twenty four hours a day? That is why ‘we’ have placed
a ‘twenty-four-hour-servant’ within you; this pragnyashakti will
caution you every moment. Pragnya will be ready whenever a