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the disciples in a play and vice versa and then they claim,“ This is the path to moksha.” This cannot be the path to moksha. The sadhus, maharajs, acharyas etc., they all play with scriptures. The Lord has said that man keeps playing with‘ toys’ till the end but what does he gain? You have played with these toys so get out, if it is liberation that you seek. You may argue,“ But Lord, these are your scriptures and Agams.” The Lord would tell you,“ But you get out because you have only played with‘ toys’ you have never played with the Self.”‘ We’ give moksha through swa-ramanata! That is why‘ we’ have told you not to touch the scriptures.
Keep dwelling in the Self. Those who have not attained the Self, continue playing endlessly with the toys. All these acharyas and the likes in the world keep playing with toys incessantly. Only our mahatmas play with the Atma, the Self. They are in swa-ramanata. People do not understand this subtle fact and then whole day long they keep playing with scriptures and then they get upset when they cannot find their books. The Lord has made it very clear in the scriptures that you should not get upset and that you should not hurt anyone. But people do that anyway. Have the scriptures told anyone to get upset this way? People get upset when they lose the very book that tells them not to get upset! All these people play with toys so what good does it do when they get upset? They read scriptures for millions of years and yet they get more attached to the scriptures. When they get involved in the worldly ramanata, they get attached to that. They go back and forth from one fire to another. The scriptures too, are toys. The scriptures are there for one to proceed towards the Self so this purpose is valid, however the true ramanata( dwelling) is that of the Self, all other ramanata is par-ramanata; it is in the non-self.
One sadhu asked,“ I do not have a single possession( parigraha) that is worldly, so will I attain moksha?”‘ We’ told him,“ No, you will not.” There is no moksha until there is Atma