Those seeking to lead a spiritual life inevitably face challenges in their sincere pursuit of spirituality and practice. As spiritual development progresses, facing the many unintentional mistakes made through mind, speech, and conduct can become disconcerting. Naturally one begins to wonder, “Is it too late to apologize?”, “How to forgive and forget in unhealthy relationships?” and, “How to forgive yourself - both for mistakes of the past and for ongoing mistakes in...

Men and women of the current era (Kaliyug) are filled with problems related to innate nature, resulting in differences of opinions, clash and discord. In the previous time cycles of satyug problems between men and women were nominal due to simplicity of their innate characteristics, which enabled them to adjust easily with one another. In this current time cycle of kaliyug the nature is such that the personalities of men and women lead to altercations. Married couples co...

Money has its own importance in our life. The world considers money and wealth as one of the most important things in life. People have love for money because it is needed for everything they do. That is why there is race worldwide to earn more money, whether it is by ethical or unethical means. People have also been bothered by the uneven distribution of money and wealth. In this dangerous era of Kaliyug, it is very difficult to remain ethical and honest in matters of m...

The relationship between parents and children is a fundamental link in one’s existence. Even our great Gods had parents whom they respected and revered. In today’s time this relationship is getting complex. Parents have a long list of complaints against their children such as that kids don’t obey them, wake up late, don’t study, pick up wrong habits, fight with others, etc. Children fail to meet their parents’ expectations. Similarly, kids feel that their parents don’...

Each and every human being has the capacity to identify his Soul and attain salvation. However, one severe obstacle on this path could be sexual attraction/infatuation. None other than a Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) can help us understand the science behind sexual attraction and help us get rid of it. In the book, Pujya Dadashri, the Gnani Purush has discussed the importance of celibacy in the path of salvation…and how it can be achieved even by the married coup...

Each and every human being has the capacity to identify his Soul? and What is attain salvation. However, one severe obstacle on this path could be sexual attraction/ infatuation. None other than a Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) can help us understand the science behind sexual attraction and help us get rid of it. In the book, Pujya Dadashri, the Gnani Purush has discussed the cause and effects of attraction that one feels towards the opposite sex. He has discussed...

“Aptavani 9” is the ninth in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What is the definition of ignorance, the definition of self awareness, and the definition of freedom – and are they all related?”, “What are the signs of spiritual awakening?”, “If I gain spiritual power fr...

“Aptavani 8” is the eighth in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Pujya Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What does karma mean, and what is the law of karma?”, “How was the world created, and what is the journey of Souls?”, and “Who am I, and who is the ‘Doer’ (ego definition)?” Pujya Dadashri also pr...

“Aptavani 7,” is a compilation of Param Pujya Dadashri’s answers to questions about day-to-day life. A Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) views simple incidences in life with great vision and understanding. The incidents are described here will open-up within the reader an entirely new perspective to view life. The topics discussed here are some common problems which we all have - how to handle money, how to remain peaceful in conflicting situations, how to overco...

“Aptavani 4” is the fourth in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What is the definition of self awareness, and what are the signs of lack of awareness?”, “What is spirituality?”, “What are the benefits of spirituality and practice?”, “How can I experience a spiritual aw...

People have had numerous goals and aspirations in life. However, most of us have failed to address the basic question, “Who am I?” For time immemorial, people are going after materialistic things in life. However, a true Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) will show the right path towards self-realization and help us liberate from the worldly shackles. In the presented book, Param Pujya Dadashri, a Gnani Purush, has discussed the Soul and its properties and a variety o...

“Aptavani 2” is the second in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What is religion?”, “What are the benefits of the different types of religion?”, “How do I understand spirituality vs. religion?”, “What is spirituality?”, “What are the different types of yoga, and how ar...

In this part of Aptavani 14, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan reveals the properties of the Self and He identifies the problems because of which we are unable to realize the Self. He describes the six eternal elements (the Soul, matter, the element of motion, the element of inertia, time and space) in great detail. He also describes how the whole world is a combination of these elements, and explains the characteristics of matter, the properties and state of the Soul. “I am ...

In this part of Aptavani 14, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan reveals the properties of the Self and identifies the problems because of which we are unable to realize the Self. Answers to questions about what the six eternal elements are in the universe, the cause behind the rise of vishesh bhav (“I”) and egoism are all found here. The Soul remains in its original form but a separate identity (“I”) gets evolved due to pressure of scientific circumstantial evidences and ignor...

The essence of all scriptures, all spiritual discourses and spiritual activities is one and the same and that is to get the ‘awareness and the knowledge of the Self’. The ‘main Self’ is shuddha (verily pure), but one has the wrong belief of “Who am I?” This wrong belief of I am Chandu (reader should use his name) has given rise to the prakruti (nature and characteristics of a person). There are only two things in the world, non-living (jadd) and living (chetan). The two ...

The essence of all scriptures, all spiritual discourses and spiritual activities is one and the same and that is to get the ‘awareness and the knowledge of Self’. The ‘main Self’ is shuddha (verily pure), but one has the wrong belief of “Who am I?” This wrong belief of I am Chandu (reader should use his name) has given rise to the prakruti (nature and characteristics of a person). Published in this book are the discussions of Param Pujya Dadashri (Master of Spiritual ...

After Gnan (knowledge of Self-realization), mahatmas (Self-realized followers of Param Pujya Dadashri – a master of spiritual science) do not have to do anything to do except to follow the five Agnas (the five cardinal spiritual instructions given after Self-realization) all the time. These five Agnas are only for mahatmas, those who have taken Gnan through the Gnan Vidhi (process of self realization). The person, who can stay in the five Agnas in their exactness, shall ...

Param Pujya Dadashri, the revered scientist of Akram Vignan (the direct path to Self-realization) has explained about mahatmas’ (Self-realized followers of Param Pujya Dadashri) puzzles about their worldly interaction, their difficulties in following the Agnas (the five cardinal spiritual instructions given after Self-realization) and about the ways in which they can remain in jagruti (awareness of the Self). Jagruti would include moving from the belief of ‘I am Chan...

After attaining the knowledge of the Self, one understands that he is only the “seer” and not a “doer”. This leads to the question that who runs the world? This world has always been functioning under the vyavasthit shakti as discovered by Param Pujya Dadashri, the Gnani Purush (the enlightened one) and hence, the world has always been “vyavasthit”. Vyavasthit shakti means scientific circumstantial evidences, many circumstances combined together lead to a certain action...

For time immemorial, people at large are hassled to understand the reality of life. The base to the reality is “Who am I?” and “Who is the doer (karta)?” The secrets of”who does” and how the “world works” have been revealed in this book by Param Pujya Dadashri, the Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One). The world functions on the concept of “vyavasthit shakti” (appropriate powers). It is extremely crucial to understand vyavasthit shakti and how it works, to appreciate...