Is there anything that is essentially required to complete any task? There are two virtues required: sincerity & morality. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says, “If these two things are present in this era of time cycle, then that is more than enough. Even if one of them is present, it will indeed take one to final liberation.” What is meant by sincerity? To remain sincere to one’s own self, to remain sincere to things he is decided on. A sincere person would never go against h...

Upon attaining Knowledge of Self from the Gnani Purush & with His grace, even sublest ego gets destroyed. So, the ego which binds karma is destroyed & discharge ego which suffers karma remains. This discharge intellect & ego are non-living but nevertheless their effect sometimes results in daily worldly interactions in form of anger-pride-deceit-greed. At that time, because awareness does not remain one becomes affected. However, if he uses the supportive knowledge, ‘Die...

In this era of time cycle, environment in all four directions is engulfed in fire of sexuality. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan reveals the reality of pleasures related to sexuality, through it, not only awareness of true happiness arises but also awareness that there is actually no happiness at all in sexual pleasures that were believed due to societal influence & ignorance of Self arises. The distinct experience of Self in this very body can be attained only by practicing pur...

How can those who have received Self-realization on Akram path know whether or not they are progressing? Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan answers this in just one sentence, “See whether interference (dakho) arises within you or not.” Everywhere one looks, people only continue to interfere. Then, how can one’s progress happen? Everyone has come together due to bondage of attachment-abhorrence created in past life & everyone has certainly brought his own karmic account. Then why s...

The Lord has said that, “In the current era of the time cycle, there is no unity of thought-speech-action and that is the reason why one cannot attain liberation from this era of the time cycle and from this location.” But that does not mean that path to liberation is closed, it is indeed open, but via Mahavideh Kshetra (one of the 3 regions in universe where human beings reside). Through Akram path one can attain Knowledge of Self & also attain a state whereby only one ...

Discretion is to differentiate essence from non-essence. In today’s families, root of all burning questions is lack of discretion & humility. Whether in home or outside, there is divisiveness due to differences of opinions, a sense of this is mine & that is yours, stubbornness exists and, in doing so, we consider ourselves to be intelligent! But in reality Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says that, “An intelligent person is one who finds a ‘safeside’ everywhere, within the home...

On the path of spirituality, what hinders attainment of final goal of liberation? Of many obstructions, one cause is garvaras. Garva means to believe, ‘I am doing it’ when in reality, one is not the doer. At that moment, the interest (rasa) that arises within is garvaras. It is sweetest of all tastes in the world. All someone needs to say is, “You can explain very well, you know a lot,” & that’s it! The excitement will definitely arise within & then sweetness continues t...

In all religions concentration is achieved through meditation & devotional worship. Jains especially do samayik to achieve concentration. However, due to unsteady mind one ends up getting thoughts related to worldly life while doing samayik, even when they have decided otherwise. An actual Samayik (introspective analysis as Self) is one which remains while moving about, it not only burns demerit karmas but also karma gets completely discharged. To remain constantly in th...

Followers who had a close association with Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan undoubtedly experienced his unique individuality that was simple, his straightforwardness, naturalness, extraordinary ocean like depth, steadfastness, his silent aura of sternness due to his purity as well as his silent aura of gentle coolness. His presence alone consoled everyone’s heart. One often wondered secret behind this attraction. To which, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan answered, ‘It is my purity that...

Every parent longs for their child to grow up with right values. To raise children with good values, firstly, don’t do that which you, yourself, don’t like, in front of them. If you learn how to be a ‘gardener’ & are able to recognize prakrutis (non-Self complexes) within the home, then your ‘garden’ will flourish beautifully! Taking too much care of child may make him crippled. A child learns a lot from parents’ worldly interaction. If parents understand balance of wher...

Every family is trying to figure out how relationship between parents & children can become ideal. It is indeed painful to see distance growing between parents & children due to difference of opinions. Relationship among parents & children swings between attachment-abhorrence. Almost all parents complain about their children. At that time, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan gives a cautioning hint asking parents, ‘what college did you receive certificate to become a mother or a fa...

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the divine vision imparted by Lord Krishna to Arjuna is the very same divine vision received in Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan’s 2 hour Self Realization experiment. In Self Realization experiment, wrong belief is fractured & right belief sets in. Through this divine Vision, with relative vision, outer packing (packing of a man, woman, donkey, dog, fish, trees, leaves, etc.) is seen, & with real Vision, pure Soul within is Seen. All that is re...

What does prayer mean? Prayer is a conversation with the omniscient God within, & moreover it is a wireless conversation! It is to ask for higher extra meaning/to make special request. When we pray in worldly life, along with attaining peace, we also find solution for our troubles, don’t we? But is that the only scope of prayers? Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan talks about 2 kinds of prayers: One for the purpose of worldly life & other for the ultimate purpose & goal. Prayer is...

In every step of life, our intellect functions by showing us profit and loss. Respect and insult on the otherhand are the sweet and bitter interests of the ego. In our daily interactions one has the belief that it is better if they are called respectfully, while Param Pujya Dadashri says, that, “It is indeed the insult that is very beneficial.” After obtaining the Knowledge of the Self, the interests of the ego are to be drawn away. But to pull the interests of the ego b...

Sexuality is the main culprit which keeps a person stuck in the worldly illusion. It is the ultimate temptation because it is disguised as pleasure, when in reality it is what keeps us imprisoned in the cycle of the worldly life. True pleasure and bliss is in the realization of the Self (Atma). If one wants to attain this eternal happiness that is associated with enlightenment then they must overcome this temptation. How does a person overcome the ultimate temptation and...

‘Aptavani’ refers to speech of an Aptapurush (Gnani Purush who helps us attain liberation & is trustworthy in all worldly matters). The Aptavanis as expounded by Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan contain essence of all scriptures. There is only non-contradictory, consistently systematic knowledge in them. Scriptures of past were written ages ago, based on certain time & place. They don’t fit in this 5th era of time cycle. These Aptavanis will be considered new scriptures of this ...

All of us want to attain liberation but how can we attain liberation? Through manifest Gnani Purush! If a Gnani Purush is found then liberation is extremely easy to attain. There are infinite spiritual paths but only one of them leads to liberation & only a Gnani Purush can show us that path. Gnani Purush is the only one circumstance, main instrument, who can make one attain pure Soul and renounce ego & my-ness. If a mixture of copper-brass-silver is mixed with gold then...

Those who became Self-realized by traditional step-by-step path to Self-realization, undertook spiritual effort,endured endless physical suffering, attained experience of the Self & ultimately liberation. But doesn’t it seem impossible for ordinary people to follow this path?Befitting the current era of the time cycle, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan has given to the world Nine Kalams. Nine Kalams are to be read 3 times a day. These Kalams are essence of all the scriptures; by ...

Speech is an important tool to run worldly life, isn’t it? But often our speech gets misused & wasted when we use negative speech or when we use our speech in wrong place. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan has revealed secret by which good or bad speech comes forth. This edition of Dadavani focuses on fault of backbiting that arises through speech - what is backbiting, difference between backbiting & criticism, basis through which backbiting happens, opinions that have been forme...

Through the grace of Akram Vignani Gnani Purush Dadashri, mahatmas have attained the Knowledge of the Self. Now whatever stock (of karma) that is filled within, is bound to come out! In worldly interactions, weaknesses (of kashaya) are bound to arise! Now, if pratikraman is done for the atikraman that arises, then one is indeed in Dada’s Agna. However, to dissolve the faults from the root, absolutely revered Dadashri has shown the process of samayik (to be the Self, and ...