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without knots). If you hear that you will be visiting Dakor (place
of pilgrimage to do darshan of Lord Krishna) in two days, a
granthi for going there will keep ‘sprouting’. Mind you, there is
nothing wrong in that. It is better than having bad thoughts. What
is bhakti? If you become immersed in bhakti, then it will keep
all the world’s ‘diseases’ at bay.
Questioner: When I read about bhakti marg (the path
of devotional worship), I feel like it is worth doing. And when
I read about yoga, about karma, about the path of Gnan, then
I feel that too is worth doing. What is that?
Dadashri: The whole world suffers from a ‘disease’
called ‘swachhand’ (to understand and do according to one’s
own intellect), so one measures everything according to his own
intellect.
Questioner: You give Gnan, but shouldn’t there be some
qualification (support- foundation; paayo) on our part?
Dadashri: All these people (mahatmas) lacked such a
foundation. No one has ever had a foundation. If you stumble
or trip over something you know, wouldn’t that be considered
darkness? You will not stumble or trip in the light. If you can
maintain equanimity in adversity, then it is Gnan. Anyone can
maintain equanimity in a state of equanimity. To say, ‘I did this,
I did that, I worshiped,’ is all egoism. Gnan is without egoism.
Ranchhodji (Lord Krishna) is not wrong: it is your
worship that is wrong. Nevertheless, your worship is indirect
worship (paroksh bhakti); it is a ‘secondary’ bhakti (worship).
The fruit of paroksh (indirect worship) is apara-bhakti (indirect
worship of the Self), and the fruit of aparoksh bhakti (direct
worship), is para-bhakti (direct worship of the Self). Para-
bhakti leads to moksha.
All these devotees become intoxicated by the rhythm
(taal) and beat of the drums. Rarely would you find someone,