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 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 ...

Who does not have difficulties in life? The consequences of karma of the past life must be suffered, mustn’t they? Even the Lord himself is not excluded from that. There were many pleasant and painful circumstances even in the life of absolutely revered Gnani Purush Dadashri, but in all those circumstances, through his unique understanding he kept uncovering the essence of life. Even while suffering the consequences, as a result of his unique characteristics of observati...

In this human life which is very difficult to attain, what should be the goal? The ultimate goal should be to become free from all mistakes and attain liberation. For that, start with ‘May no living being be hurt through me.’ In daily interaction, whether knowingly or unknowingly, through the mind-speech-body, we hurt people we have relationships with, such as people at home, elders, relatives, friends, people who are dependent on us, and spiritual colleagues. During suc...

In the current edition, while referring to pain that is given to others, the vision (drashti) is set towards its result and the liability it will bring. ‘On what basis am I bound to worldly life, what result will come with each of my karma, what liabilities will arise,’ if this is understood, then the turning back begins, and internal remorse prevails within. That is all; the beginning of this understanding will take one forward.

Every human being makes attempts to obtain happiness. But with expectations of pleasure (sukha), we hurt others and give rise to causes for bondage of Karmic ties with others. One does not actually hurt others, but due to unfolding karma and accounts of past karmic ties called ‘files,’ we end up hurting others (the ‘files’). But until we come to know of its liabilities, it indeed remains a point of peril on the path of liberation. Therefore, awareness remains essential i...

Through Akram Vignan, Knowledge of the Self (Atmagnan) has been acquired. However, to bring the conviction of ‘I am pure Soul’ into experience, penance is necessary. The Lord has spoken about two types of penance:external penance (bahya tapa) which is the cause for the auspicious (shubha) and internal penance (antar tapa) which is the cause for the pure (shuddha).Penance is to maintain equanimity (samata) when either bitter or sweet effects unfold due to karma bound in t...

It is commonly said that it is not possible to realize God, to realize the Self (Atma), and to attain liberation (moksha), without renouncing the illusory attachment of worldly life, money, and without observing saiyam. But in reality, this is external Saiyam in which one, remaining within a guru’s (spiritual master) directives, he decreases anger-pride-deceit-greed step-by-step. Internal saiyam means that by listening to the Knowledge of a Gnani Purush, bhaav saiyam sl...

Sex and sexuality are indeed the foundational root for the entire worldly life. In this era of the time cycle, the entire world has believed that pleasure to be the highest pleasure. But in reality, that is indeed an illusion (bhranti).Loksangnya (societal influence) is a very simple, straightforward word, but in a very deceptive way, it throws one off track. Societal beliefs flash in every facet of our lives, and we choose directions based on the compass of societal i...