Self-realization) has been bestowed upon some twenty thousand,
very fortunate persons. And that is a phenomenon in itself!
What is the daily routine of the ‘Gnani’? The ‘Gnani’ is
always present in the “activity” of the Self (Atma-charya; to
dwell in the Self); he is in the state of liberation. By referring to
his own speech as a ‘taped record,’ he severs the ties of
ownership! Such a competent nimit (instrument) will accept any
deficiencies in our qualification for the attainment of Self-
realization.
Without love, devotion (bhakti) cannot begin. God is not
forgotten at any time when devotion is filled with love.
The Gnani Purush, after himself becoming faultless
(nirdosh) and making the vision faultless (nirdosh drashti), sees
the entire world as being faultless. The pure Soul will be
considered ‘faulty’ if the pure Soul has faults. But the pure Soul
is a ‘non-doer’, so how then can the faults be seen? In the
“discharge” of karma, how can anyone be at fault? Even if a
single person is seen as having fault, there is no purity, but only
the knowledge that is prescribed by the senses (indriya-gnan).
Here, the knowledge of the pure Soul (atindriya-gnan) is
absent! A person who hurts others through his intent (bhaav;
thought) commits a fault of Nature; while the one who actually
hurts others, commits a fault of the world. They will both receive
justice for sure. The one, who hurts others with his thoughts,
becomes guilty in the next life; whereas the one, who actually
hurts others in this life, gets punished in this life. This is the way
karma is settled.
There is no problem in saying, “I ate,” but there should be
the knowledge within as to ‘who is eating.’
“What I received is not Atmagnan (knowledge of the
Self), but what has manifested within me, is Atmagnan.”
~ Gnani Purush Dadashri
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