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the physical eyes. Only when divyachakshu (the vision of the
Self) arises does the vision fall upon the Drashta (Seer).
To know the Atma (Self) you simply have to understand
the facts. There is nothing for you to do. Someone asked the
Lord, ‘When will I attain moksha?’ and the Lord replied, ‘You
will attain moksha when your understanding (vision; darshan)
becomes free of mistakes.’ Now tell me, what is wrong in what
the Lord said?
Questioner: He is right.
Dadashri: Then he asked the Lord again, ‘What about
the chanting (japa) and penance (tapa) one has to do?’ So the
Lord said to him, ‘On the day you have indigestion, you can
fast. I do not expect you to do japa-tapa. All I want from you
is that you make your gnan and understanding mistake free.’
How many mistakes do you have at the present time? ‘I am
Chandubhai, I am this woman’s husband, I am this boy’s father.’
Just look at all these mistakes... an endless chain of mistakes. If
the mistake is at the root, what can you do? One thing is
temporary and one thing is permanent. If you try to ‘multiply’ the
two, by that time, the temporary will have disappeared. So you
will never be able to ‘multiply’ and you will not see a result.
‘Friday never ends and Saturday never comes.’ “Every day is
Friday,” and it will remain “Friday”, meaning everything remains
as status quo. People have ended up in a crooked alley.
Mistakes will not improve even the worldly life, so how do you
expect to attain moksha? In reality, your own nature is moksha
itself. You yourself are the Parmatma; therefore, all You need
is the awareness of Gnan (knowledge) that is faultless and
understanding (vision; darshan) that is faultless. You are indeed
Shuddhatma (pure Soul), but you need to become aware of
that.
The Resolve Only for Moksha
Questioner: Give me that understanding. I have a strong