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has the knowledge about ‘causes’. That is ignorance. I would
like to give you some clarification about ‘causes’. Anything that
makes things ‘open to sky’ is called Gnan. Gnan should
produce results (kriyakari; effective). And for it to be effective,
the Gnan has to come from knowledge that comes from
experience. Scriptural knowledge just leads to aimless wandering.
Any ‘relative’ religion should be one that procures results.
There is going to be a natural change in all the religions,
and this Akram path will find such a simple path, that everyone
will find this dharma very easy to follow and reap instant
benefits. What is dharma? It is that which produces results. Just
as rice pudding satisfies hunger, when ‘we’ give you knowledge
of the Self, it will give such an inner happiness that has never
before been attained in any lifetime, or in any time cycle. There
may be external ashata (pain experience; turmoil; uneasiness),
but the shata (comfortable and pleasant) within, will remain all
the time. In the world people always have external shata
(comfortable and pleasant), but no one has internal shata.
Our science says that we do not have problems with you
stealing, or telling a lie, but do the pratikraman (apology) for
it, in this way. I would not tell a thief that he should not steal.
I would tell him that he should understand the consequences of
his act of stealing, and be mindful. All this stealing, telling lies and
getting angry is done because it is mandatory (farajiyat) –it
happens. On the contrary, if you admonish someone, not to do
something again, he will do it even more. In his mind, the thief
will decide, ‘I will definitely steal. Who are you to tell me what
to do!’ Therefore, explain things to him with love. All ‘diseases’
can be abolished through love. You will find it from the Gnani
Purush or from His ‘followers’ (mahatmas).
You will need forgiveness (kshama) towards anger
(krodh), natural frankness (rujuta) towards deceit (kapat), and
tenderness (maardavata) towards pride (maan). Let anger