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. As long as a person is indulging in sexual acts, they ...

‘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; b...

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, however, this has happened without exhausting their karma. 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 (apology coupled with repentance) is done for the atikraman (aggression towards other living beings through thought, speech and action) that ari...

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. But those who have attachment-abhorrence, overt anger-pride-deceit-greed; they are all call...

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). Due to ignorance, humans get tangled in the whirlpool of sexuality through societal influence. Loksangnya (societal influence) is a very simple, straightforward word, but in a very deceptive way, it throws one off track. Societal beliefs ...

What could be the reason that a person cannot even live an ideal human life? The answer is the ignorance of the Self (aGnan), and the resulting kashaya (anger-pride-deceit-greed) and vishaya (sexuality), which cause bondage life after life. However, the same individual then attains the competency to reach the Paramatma state after becoming Sheelvaan and Charitravaan. Sheelvaan means to be without not only sexuality, but also to be without anger-pride-deceit- greed. Such...

Amongst the reasons that obstruct liberation, that Dadashri has described, nondha (an intense mental note) is one mistake that cannot be easily seen. This mistake gets nurtured knowingly or unknowingly, and that is why one is not able to become free from this mistake. Any nondha will create attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh). Nondha ‘sees’ the doer, and opinion (abhipraya) ‘sees’ the thing (vastu). As long as nondha remains, there will be partiality towards the pudgal (n...

The entire world runs on karmic accounts. The bitter or sweet unfolding effects in worldly interactions result in circumstances of attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh) or respect-insult (maan- upmaan). When occasions of insult arise in life, you are not the one being insulted, are You? The insult is happening of file number one (Chandubhai) and it is the settlement of his past life account, so how does that concern you? You should not have contempt towards the person who h...

The Self (Atma) is the Knowing-Seeing element (Chetan tattva), and matter (jada tattva) is in the form of parmanus. These parmanus have three phases: prayogsa (charging phase), mishrasa (mixed phase), and vishrasa (pure phase). Pure (shuddha) parmanu are vishrasa. Now, due to the awareness of doership, when anger-pride-deceit-greed happen to a person, pure parmanus (vishrasa) enter the body from outside, and get charged on the basis of the electrical body. The parmanus b...

Moha means total lack of awareness. It means not to know who one is. Absolutely revered Dadashri simply explains that, ‘That which steals away the entire chit is called moha.’ Where is the major place that the chit gets trapped? The answer is vishaya (sexuality). Where is the other place? In unnecessary things. If you want to go to moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death), then you ought to make a list of essential and nonessential things. And then you shoul...

There are two parts to the work that happens through the human body; the gross part is the external activity, and the subtle part is the antahkaran. There are four parts to the antahkaran: the mind, intellect, chit, and ego. When circumstantial evidences come together, then the mind gets involved in thoughts and shows various pamphlets, and based on that, the chit shows a variety of photos, and the intellect gives a decision which the ego endorses. Without the ego, no ...