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Aptavani-4
Gnani Purush gives You the Self-realization; whereas in the
worldly religion (vyavahar dharma) one has to practice the
religion and learn it.
There Is Nothing but Bliss When the Self Is
Attained
Questioner: What is that thing that applies to both
religion and the worldly life, and gives happiness?
Dadashri: If a person comes to me (Dada) and attains
Gnan (knowledge of the Self), he will experience happiness in
everything. And if a person has obstacles (antaray) and does
not want to take Gnan from me, he will still experience
happiness if he asks me everything and understands how the
worldly life (sansar) runs, and what it is all about.
In true religion (dharma) there is always resolution
(samadhan). In relative religion, there is some degree of
resolution and some degree of unsolved issues, it is the first step.
Then one enters the real religion, where there must be resolution
(samadhan) in every circumstance. Only if you have resolution
(samadhan), can you have peace, right?
What do all the living beings (jivas) search for? They are
looking for happiness, but the happiness is short-lived. People
go out to weddings and to the theater for entertainment, but their
misery returns to them again. When unhappiness follows
happiness, how can you call it happiness? It is the happiness of
murchha (unconscious infatuation). Happiness should be
permanent. This is nothing but temporary happiness; an imaginary
happiness. What is every soul (atma) searching for? It is looking
for happiness; happiness that is eternal. People believe, ‘It
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