232 Aptavani-6
samayik is done sitting in front of a mirror. But no one does that, do they? When‘ we’ tell you, you remember this once or twice, but in due time you will forget!
After Self-realization, One is Neither a Female nor a Male
Lord Rushabhdev( the first of the 24 Tirthankars, fully enlightened beings who were born on this earth; he is also known as Aadinath Bhagwan, or Aadam) gave Akram Vignan( the shortcut‘ elevator’ path to Self-realization) to emperor Bharat, but it wasn’ t until he took the help of the Hall of Mirrors that it worked out for him. In the Hall of Mirrors, his ring came off his finger, and when he saw his fingers in the mirror, they looked different to him. He wondered why only this finger was different as compared to the rest. He then realized that a ring was missing on that finger. Thus began a thought process of whether the finger appeared beautiful because of the ring! This went on until he attained absolute knowledge( keval gnan)!
He started thinking whether the finger appeared beautiful because of the ring or because of him. Thus he realized the true nature of the Self. Then he started realizing,‘ This is not mine … this is not mine … this is not mine,’ and in doing this, he attained keval gnan in the end. Therefore, You should take full benefit of the mirror in a room. Ours is the Akram Vignan. Anyone who takes advantage of it will indeed accomplish his work. But no one knows about this, do they? It does not matter whether one does not know the Self, but the enquiry in front of a mirror will be a great help.
Questioner: You give this Gnan to many people. It instantly fits few people while for the rest, no matter how hard they try, it does not fit them. So what energy are they lacking?
Dadashri: It is not a lack of energy. The wedge( impediment) of karma he has brought with him is crooked,