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siddha from the human state. One or two will become siddha
(absolute enlightenment without a body). Then after some time
another one or two will become siddha. Therefore, it is not so
easy but it is possible to become siddha. Man can become a
Parmatma (the absolute Self); he can do so by attaining the
knowledge of the pure Self, and then proceed towards
expressing the absolute Self (with purusharth). The Self itself
becomes Parmatma (the absolute Supreme Self!)
Questioner: One saint had come to our home; he kept
reciting, ‘Ohum and Sohum’, what is that?
Dadashri: Om (C) and Sohum are two words. There is
no such word as ‘Ohum’. Om (C) is the highest mantra and
by reciting it you reap great benefits, and sohum means ‘I am
that, I am the One within.’ Both these mantras are beneficial.
What Is Life?
Questioner: What is life according to You?
Dadashri: According to me life is a jail, a jail! There are
four kinds of jails; one is najar keda (imprisoned by simple
watching). Devlokas (celestial beings) are under this form of
imprisonment. The human beings are in a simple jail. All other
living beings, besides humans, are in a prison that requires a lot
of hard work; this is the animal life form. The fourth jail has the
pain of a lifetime sentence; such is the jail of those in hell.
Do you like any of these jails?
Questioner: I do not like this jail but I have to put up
with it.
Dadashri: Yes, what can you do? Where can you go
once you are trapped in it? You are not alone; all the saints,
acharyas (religious master teachers), etc., are all trapped in it
too. Where can they go now? The police will arrest you even
if you were to jump in the lake. ‘Why are you committing