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it verbally. A tape record does not benefit when it plays the
mantra, but as long as there is a presence of the soul within,
whoever recites it, will definitely benefit!
Words are the cause for the continued existence of this
world. If you utter the words of highly elevated beings, you will
be blessed, but if you speak the words of the wrong people,
you will encounter difficulties. That is why it is important to
understand all this.
The Exclusive Goal Of Moksha
You can ask me anything and everything. You do want
moksha, do you not? Then you may ask me anything regarding
your path towards liberation! When your mind has been satisfied
then you will take the path to moksha. Otherwise how will you
go to moksha? All the scriptures of the Lord are available but
you have to acquire the precise understanding of the scriptures.
That understanding can never be attained without an experienced
person; the Gnani Purush. On the contrary, without a Gnani,
you would go astray.
Questioner : With what awareness should we recite the
Navkar mantra?
Dadashree: Recite the mantra with the awareness of
liberation as your goal. There should be no other goal. If you
keep this as your goal, then you will receive everything. And if
you do it for worldly happiness, then you will get only happiness,
but not liberation. The Navkar mantra is useful on the path of
moksha. It will not liberate you, but it will certainly help. The
Navkar mantra is for worldly interactions (vyavahaar), it is not
for the Self, it will only lead to the Self ( nischaya).
Why should the Navkar mantra be revered? It is because
these five Parameshtis – the arihant, the siddha, the acharya, the
upaadhyaya, the sadhu, in the five salutations, are the instruments
of liberation. Keep this your only goal. Be close to these beings