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Therefore, as long as one does not have bliss of the Self,
he will remain absorbed in some ‘happiness’ or other. But after
one receives Atma Gnan, the knowledge of the Self, how
wonderful is the bliss! You can keep that ‘bliss’ however you
want. It is possible to remain in samadhi (the state of being
unaffected despite all external turmoil and maintaining oneness
with the pure Self). Therefore, it is possible to get rid of those
other things. Our Gnan is such that if one remains constantly in
the five Agnas, he can experience the same state as that of Lord
Mahavir. Why does one not experience that? It is because of
the force of his past life’s karma. You may want to go north but
the boat will take you south. Even then, You will be aware that
that You want to go north but it is taking you south. You should
never lose that awareness (laksha), and if on your way another
boat owner shows you a few bottles of alcohol, and galgalia
will arise within, then there is a problem. Then you will forget
north and make a home right there. That is called atkan.
That is why ‘we’ are telling You to become free from
every aspect of the worldly life. You have now become a purush
(the Self) and, therefore, You will be able to do parakram
(extraordinary spiritual effort) to remove a major blockade
(atkan). Otherwise, man is entirely dependent on his prakruti
(the non-Self), which is like a ‘top,’ a spinning toy. You have
now become free from that state as a ‘top’ and have attained
the energy to do parakram. You are now able to do self-
purusharth and self-parakram. Furthermore, the Gnani Purush
is with You, so where is the fear?
Questioner: Do we have to stay with you for that?
Dadashri: No, it is not a question of staying with me. But
you should remain in touch increasingly, should you not? By
staying in touch, will You not know that it went away? But how
would you know if you stay away? And when you remain in
touch, the energy to cure that disease will also arise. It is not