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68 WHO AM I ? this fence of five aagnas becomes weak then, chances are, someone will enter and spoil the contents. Then I have to come and repair the fence. So if you stay within the five aagnas, I guarantee your eternal bliss. These five aagnas are given for your protection. I have given you the Gnan and the knowledge of separation. But in order for this separation to prevail, I give you the five aagnas for further protection. This age is that of kaliyug (deceit, dark age), and without protection, you are likely to be robbed of this invaluable treasure of Gnan. For the seed of Gnan to blossom into a full-bloomed tree, you will have to water it and nurture it. You will have to provide protection and create a small enclosure to protect the young plant. FIVE AAGNAS LEADS TO THE STATE OF THE LORD Dadashri : The five aagnas are simple, are they not? Questioner : But they appear difficult in daily experience. Dadashri : They are not difficult, but it seems that way because of the discharge of a large stock of your karmas from past lives. At such times, you need to be more aware. Spiritual laziness under such circumstances will not do at all. If you remain within my aagnas, you can experience the bliss of Lord Mahavir. It is the previous tendencies of the mind that do not let you stay in the five aagnas. Maintaining the ‘Knower-Known’ state (the state of ‘I’ in the correct place as the Knower or Observer and the ‘Known’ being file number one, Chandulal), you will be beyond these tendencies of your mind. Do not accommodate these tendencies. Do not be pleased wit h any of your previous tendencies. They may express in all different ways and may dance around you and mesmerize you. That does not mean that ‘You’ have slipped. They may even cause variable anxiety and tribulations. If this happens, it only clouds the state