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understands it. When I go to the derasar, I ask Lord Mahavir,
‘Why do people have so many obstacles even when they do so
much of Your darshan?’ What does Lord Mahavir say? He
says, ‘It happens because when people come to do My
darshan, they see me but their mind is on their business or on
their shoes they leave outside the temple. They are also thinking
about someone stealing their shoes.’
At the Time of Death
Questioner: People name their children, Rama, Shri
Krishna for becoming free from the cycles of birth and death.
However, at the time of death one is not able to remember
anything. What should one do so that he will be able to remain
in the Self and head for moksha?
Dadashri: You are right when you say that a person is
not able to remember anything of this sort. In the final moments
of one’s life, a final balance sheet of his entire life’s karmas
comes in memory. This balance sheet has an entry of everything
he did. If one goes to the derasars for darshan, then that
account will be big and so some of that will be presented on the
balance sheet. Or else he will think about his daughter that he
did not get married. If the children tell him, ‘Recite the Navkar
Mantra now’, he will tell them they have no sense. The fool!
You are about to die, why don’t you straighten up; wise up? No
one would pay a dime for your intellect. What kind of a man are
you? They are preparing for your departure and you are making
these new accounts!
Therefore, in the final moments, a balance of one’s entire
life will come forth. Nothing else is going to work so you should
do ‘this’ (clear off all your worldly accounts with equanimity)
first.
Who Is Dada Bhagwan?
Questioner: Who is ‘Dada Bhagwan’?