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man! He does not realize that he is the one at fault and that he
is the wretched one in need of improvement.
The path to liberation does not have any rituals. Rituals
are only present in the worldly life. The worldly life is for those
who want material and physical comforts. For them, rituals are
appropriate; however they are not needed for liberation. What
is the path for liberation? It is alochana, pratikraman, and
pratyakhyan. These will fuel your vehicle en route to moksha.
The way to moksha is through these, no other rituals are needed.
This is what I myself have done for countless lives. For so many
lives I have done alochana, pratikraman, and pratyakhyan and
my efforts have brought me thus far.
There are two religious doctrines. One is not to engage
in any kashays (anger, false pride, greed, and illusionary conduct)
and the other is to do pratikraman. If kashays occur as a result
of your past karmas, you must do pratikraman. That is dharma
(relative religion) and nothing else. Unfortunately it is precisely
these two things that people have eliminated.
If you say something hurtful to anyone, you must do
pratikraman. He in turn must do pratikraman also. What
pratikraman should he do? His pratikraman should be, “I must
have erred somewhere in the past which is why this person has
been given the occasion to insult me.” He must do pratikraman
for his previous life’s karma and you must do pratikraman for
the present. Only through such pratikraman, being done at least
five hundred times a day, can one attain liberation
It will be enough to do just this and nothing more. You
need not seek any other religion. I am giving you my guarantee
and am blessing you for liberation. I will be with you the entire
way, giving you my full support. All that is required of you is
your readiness. If you were to apply any of this in your daily
life, it would be enough.