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opinion. After the Lord had left, partiality crept in and these
sects and divisions began to emerge. Not only did the path to
moksha not remain true, but relative religion did not remain true
either. True religion is to practice and remain within the Lord’s
Agnas. Practice whatever Agna you can, even two, but there
should not be any falseness in it. Here you have people who
keep glancing at their watches while they do introspective
meditation (samayik)! The Lord says do samayik if you can,
do a few if you cannot do many, but all the same, do it right and
properly. The Lord’s Agna will never get old no matter if you
practice it a million times. But because a person does not
understand it, he fails to follow it properly. It is not his fault. You
can only practice dharmadhyan (virtuous meditation) of the
Vitarag Lord provided that you do not get caught up with any
kind of sectarianism. Dharmadhyan disappears when one
becomes involved in any kind of partiality. To be partial means
to adhere to a particular viewpoint. There will be no differences
of opinions (matbhed) if You stay in the center, and that is when
You will attain moksha. If You put yourself at any ‘degree’,
there will always be ‘ours’ and ‘yours’, and as long as you stay
there, you cannot attain moksha.
Business Tendencies Even in Religion
All religions that exist in the worldly life (sansar), are
termed as business, because they carry some sort of subtle
desire. You will not attain the Self, if there is a trace of subtle
desire. If one himself is drowning, how can he save you from
drowning too? Without Gnan, those desires will not leave.
Desire itself is a burning flame. When it arises, it ignites itself, so
then it has to be extinguished. Today’s people are trying to put
it out with ‘petrol’! If you leave home after a nice and satisfying
meal, are you likely to look at anyone’s shop for food?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: In the same way, the Gnani Purush gives you