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[4] How Amazing is the Awareness of the Gnani Purush!
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(mokshamarg). And then some people may complain about, how come there is no ritualistic activity in the path of Akram Liberation. Our path is not of rituals, we do not have a business. And if they lie, or speak negatively, then do not see it as their fault. They speak because of their karma coming into effect. And you, too, speak on the basis of the unfolding karma effect. However, You are to remain the Knower of the fact that it is a lie, and that is being the Self (the purusharth).
There is the Purush (Self) and the prakruti (non-Self). You (the Self) should have the awareness of what the prakruti (the non-Self) is doing. The day the prakruti ceases to do anything will be the day you will have attained the 360° of Keval Gnan. Thereafter, there will be no conduct of violence (himsak vartan), no hurtful speech (himsak vani) and no hurtful thoughts (himsak manan).
Alochana-pratikraman-pratyakhyan verily is the path to moksha. This is what I have done for countless lives. For so many lives I have done alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan and these efforts have brought me thus far.
That is why the Tirthankar Lord has said that after infinite lives have gone, even after attaining transient and changing right belief about the Self (vyavahar samkit, upsham samkir), thereafter comes a period of time wherein there is ardhapudgal paravartan (when the soul is left with 50% of its transmigration cycle). So tell me, how many lifetimes have been reduced? Even coming into the state of ardhapudgal one has shed so many lives.
Dharma of Only Two Things There are two dharmas - doctrines of rightful duty, religion. One is to not engage in any kashays (anger, pride, deceit and greed) and the other is to do pratikraman. If kashays occur as a result of your past karma, you should do pratikraman. That is dharma (duty or religion) and nothing else. Unfortunately, it is precisely these very two things that people have eliminated.
If you say something hurtful to anyone, you should do pratikraman. He in turn should also do pratikraman. 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 should do pratikraman for his previous life's karma and you should do pratikraman for the present. Doing up to five hundred such pratikraman a day will bring liberation.
Now, such dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal meditation) and these kinds of pratikramans are not to be found anywhere. So what is one to do? Ultimately, one still has to suffer everything, crying. So why not do it with a smile?
If you do just this much, then even if you do not seek any other religion, you will not have any problems. It is more than enough if you do just this much, and for that I give you My blessings and a guarantee. I am placing my hand on your head and assure you, 'Go! As far as moksha is concerned, I will give you My full support all the way to the end!' 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 is enough.
Obstinacy of Viewpoint is Atikraman
The world has arisen out of atikraman, and pratikraman will bring an end to it. That is the law of nature. This pratikraman is no longer to be found in the scriptures and that is why it has
Questioner: One comes within the limit.
Dadashri: Yes, he comes into the limit and from there he will grow. The Lord had twenty-seven lives after he attained right belief (samkir). But everything has come into a limit. That is what the Lord said.
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