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himself a husband. Even his wife will proudly proclaim that he is
her husband. They are not embarrassed to say this because that
is what they believe and people will say what they believe. What
else can they do? But that knowledge is not entirely wrong.
Whatever knowledge they have is knowledge according to the
world, it is relative knowledge. It is not Real knowledge.
According to the Real Knowledge, you are a Pure Soul
and so is she. But you need to acquire this knowledge first. At
the moment you believe that you are Chandulal, that you are a
Jain and that you are seventy-four years old. You have so many
such beliefs. You can even recall where you used to play as a
child. You also know where you made your money and where
you spent it. You have the knowledge of all this except the
knowledge of who you really are.
Questioner: We wish to have this knowledge and that is
why we have come to you. Please give us this knowledge.
Dadashri: You have had this desire in many previous lives,
but you were not absolutely committed to it. If you had, you
would have used up all your merit karma effects in acquiring it.
That would be the result of an absolute commitment for liberation.
Instead you have used up your merit karma to acquire
material wealth, and physical comforts. You have spent all your
merit karma on everything else but your liberation. If you had
made the absolute commitment for liberation, you would have
spent your merit karma for only that. Look at me. I made the
absolute commitment for liberation and therefore, I do not encounter
any obstacles. Other people have obstacles but not me.
Knowledge And Understanding Without Any Mistakes
Questioner: When one’s knowledge and understanding