The Flawless Vision
51
Questioner: That is true.
Dadashri: People ask whether religious austerities, like
penance or fasting are necessary. There is no need for such
austerities, but should you have an upset stomach on any
particular day, it is good to fast. Penance or anything else
however is not necessary. Make your understanding and your
knowledge pure, by any way you can. Is there anything wrong
with what the Lord says?
There are so many mistakes. You claim that you are
Chandulal, and that you are this woman’s husband and this boy’s
father. So many mistakes…! There is no end to the mistakes.
The root of this is the blunder (of I am Chandulal). At its core
there are two things: one is permanent and the other is temporary.
When people try to identify the eternal with the transient, they
lose sight of the eternal. The solution never comes.
Has the Lord told you to do penance or starve yourself or
renounce anything? Has he said any such thing? The day you
make your Knowledge and your understanding free of mistakes
is the day you become liberated. You will be liberated while living
in this body.
Questioner: Can you please explain again what you mean
by understanding without a mistake?
Dadashri: Yes. When your understanding becomes free
from mistakes, you will be liberated. And when your understanding
becomes faultless as a result of constantly being in my company,
your work will be done. But as long as there are mistakes, how
will you make any progress?
The Lord also tells you that you are yourself the embodiment
of liberation; you are the Absolute Divine Soul. All that you need