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chetan. Worrying is an internally induced suffering of the mind
(parishah). It gives rise to suffering of pain. In order to avoid
worrying, you must realize that thoughts of the mind are subtle
circumstances; they are ‘gneyas’ (the objects to be known) and
You are the Gnata (the ‘Knower’ of the gneyas). Thoughts will
come, but you have to do pratikraman for them, or else they
have to be made insignificant. Thoughts that come to You are
really inanimate. You create obstacles the moment you start
worrying. Why stick your hand in the energy that is not Your
own?
With the Akram Gnan that ‘we’ give you, if you still have
worries, then you can hire an attorney and sue ‘us’ if you want.
‘We’ are giving you this much of a guarantee. When your
worldly worries go away, that is the first moksha. The second
moksha occurs when the account of karma is settled. The
second moksha is the Absolute State (purnahuti).
Is There Peace in Illusion?
How can one attain peace in this world? It would not
happen, even if you had millions of rupees. How can there be
peace (shanti) where there is illusion (bhranti)?
Questioner: Why isn’t there peace all the time in spite of
our practicing so much religion?
Dadashri: It is because you are constantly in the state of
the non-Self (achetan). If you remain in the Self (chetan), you
will experience constant peace.
Questioner: What efforts should I make to acquire
peace?
Dadashri: You can never find peace if you have to put in
an effort for it. It is all ghadbhanj (an activity of construction
and destruction).
There are all kinds of peace in this world, but they are all