Death 39 Questioner:Do humans go only into another human form? Dadashri: No, you are mistaken. But only a human canbe born from a woman’s womb. A donkey cannot take birththere. If a person thinks that when he dies, he will return into ahuman form, then he is wrong. The fool! If his thinking iscomparable to that of a donkey, how is he going to be born as ahuman again? Thethoughts he has about depriving others, andcoveting other people’s possessions, will all lead him to the lowerlife form. Questioner: Is there a sequence to a life, that once borninto the human form, it will take you back to the human form, ordoes it take you elsewhere? Dadashri:Once born as a human in Hindustan, one has tomove around in the four different life forms: human, celestial, animaland hell. Foreigners, who do not believe in reincarnation, are notsubject to this, with the exception of about two to five percent ofthe people. They are only going higher. Questioner: When people refer to Vidhata, whom do theyrefer to? Dadashri: It is nature that they call Vidhata. There is nosuch goddess called Vidhata. Scientific circumstantial evidence isVidhata. People believe that on the sixth day after the birth of ababy, Vidhata comes and writes the future life of the newborninfant. This is correct by their imagination, but not according tofacts. In reality and according to nature’s law, if you deprive othersof things that you have no right to, then you will go into the animalform. But even that is not a permanent state. At the most, it willbe for duration of two hundred years or at least for seven to eight
40 Deathlives before being born as a human. Sometimes it may even be foras little as five minutes in the animal form before he returns into thehuman form. There are some organisms that in a span of oneminute will change seventeen life forms. Therefore not everyonewill spend the maximum time of two hundred years in the animalform. One Can Tell Where He Has Come From Questioner: Give us a scientific proof that will convinceus that a human will take birth into an animal form. Dadashri:Have you encountered anyone who appears tobe barking like a dog when he speaks? People will say that he isalways barking. He has carried forward these traits from hisprevious life as a dog. Some even behave like monkeys, so theyhave been monkeys before. Some sit quiet as a cat, ready topounce at the slightest opportunity. One can determine where aperson has come from or where he is headed, based on hischaracteristic traits. Even so it is not a permanent thing. People of the current time cycle of Kaliyug do not knowhow to sin and yet that is all they do. So what will the fruit of theirdeeds be? At the most, they will spend fifty to a hundred years inthe animal form. They will not spend thousands of years therebefore they come back as humans. Many even return afterspending just five years in the animal form. So do not considertheir actions as a crime, because these poor people immediatelyreturn back into the human form. It is because their sins are not sograve. The Law of Growth and Destruction Questioner: The human population has continued toincrease, does that mean that the population of the animals is
Death 41decreasing? Dadashri: Yes, that is true. The number of souls remainsthe same, but they continue to convert. Sometimes as the humanpopulation increases, the animal population is reduced and viceversa. This process of conversion continues. Why do Children Suffer? Questioner: Why do innocent children have to sufferphysical ailments? Dadashri:A child suffers the consequences of the effectsof his own karmas and the mother suffers through witnessing it.The main karma belongs to the child and because the mother hadplayed a role in supporting that karma, she too has to suffer.Karmas are bound through the act of doing, through the act ofmaking others do or through the act of supporting others do theact. The Importance of Human Life One returns into the human form, after having wanderedthrough other life forms. And it is also through the human form,that one is released from this cycle of wandering. If one knowshow to fulfill his human birth, then he can achieve liberation butif he does not, then that life becomes a vehicle for endlesswandering. He dissipates his karmas in all other life forms, butit is only in the human form that he binds as well as dissipateskarmas. This human body has been acquired with great difficulty, souse it to accomplish your work. The soul has spent endless birthsto acquire this human body. If only, this body spends one birthfor the Soul, your work will be done in this very birth.
42 Death If as a human one meets a Gnani Purush, then he can acquireliberation. Even the celestial beings have an intense desire toacquire a human form. Through establishing a connection with aGnani Purush, the body that had been a foe for endless previousbirths now becomes an absolute friend. It is through this bodythat you have met a Gnani Purush, so get your work done.Why the Cycle of Birth and Death for the Immortal One? Questioner: But who has to undergo the cycle of birthand death? Dadashri:The cycle of birth and death is for the ego. TheSoul is in its own state. When the ego stops, this cycle also stops. Thereafter No Fear of Even Death Questioner: After acquiring Gnan one experiences bliss.Is this only for this birth or for all the births to come? Dadashri: It is permanent. After Gnan, one becomes anon-doer and consequently will not bind new karmas. He willattain moksha within one or two births. There is no choice in thematter. This path is not for those who do not desire liberation.Those who do not like liberation should not take this path. Questioner:Will we remember this Gnan in our next life? Dadashri: Everything will be the same. There will be nochanges. Because you have stopped binding new karmas, noconfusion will ever arise again. Questioner: So does that mean that in our past lives, wehave created karmas, which continue to perpetuate the confusion? Dadashri:In your past lives, karmas were bound becauseof your ignorance of your real Self and in this life you are
Death 43experiencing the effect of those karmas. The effects have to beendured. If a person has not met a Gnani, he will continue to bindnew causes simultaneously as he is faced to endure the effects ofhis past karma. The causes he creates in this life will result aseffects in his next life. And thus the cycle of cause and effect,effect and cause will continue, until he meets a Gnani Purush. TheGnani Purush puts a stop to the creation of causes and all thatremains will be the effects, which one will have to endure. Newkarmas will no longer be bound. Therefore, not only will you remember this entire Gnan, butalso you will become the embodiment of that Gnan. Then you willnot fear anything. Awareness at the Time of Death Only until one is alive! Questioner: Dada how will all the karma bound in thislife, prior to receiving this Gnan, be destroyed? Dadashri: While you are still alive, you should destroythem through repentance and pratikraman. Not all of them will bedestroyed, but they will definitely become weaker. Then in thenext life, because they are already weak, they will just crumbleaway. Questioner:Does the bondage of karmas weaken throughrepentance? Dadashri:Yes, they become weak. Only certain kinds ofbondage are weakened at their roots through repentance. Thereis tremendous strength in our pratikraman. Do it with DadaBhagwan as your witness and it will bring tremendous results.
44 Death After this Gnan New Account for Mahavideh Kshetra Due to the forces of karma, there may still be one or twomorebirthsleftforyou. Letthembe.Butafterthatyouwilldefinitelygo to Simandhar Swami, the current and present Tirthankar livingin Mahavideh Kshetra. From now on all accounts you havebrought with you, no matter how strong and hard, will eventuallycome to an end. There is no other way for them! Questioner: Do the forces of karma diminish throughpratikraman? Dadashri: Yes they do! And they will be concluded fast. Pratikraman Leads to Final Freedom The more mistakes you destroy through pratikraman, thecloser you come to liberation. Questioner:Will these ‘sticky files’ (close relatives, likea husband or a wife) stick to us again in the next life? Dadashri: Why do we have to worry about the next birth?Do enough pratikraman here only. Any free moment you have,keep on doing pratikraman. You have to tell ‘Chandubhai’ (yourrelative self) to do pratikraman for everyone in the family and forany hurt that he has caused in his previous lives. He has to ask forforgiveness for all the faults related to his attachment andabhorrence, sex, anger, pride, and greed, done in this life andnumerous other lives. Everyday take one member of the familyand do pratikraman to them. Then do pratikraman towards allthe people around you. Do the same for the neighbors, with thesame awareness. Keep doing this and the burden of your loadwill become lighter. It will not become lighter without your doingso.
Death 45 First I cleared the bonds of the whole world in this way,and then I became liberated. As long as in your mind, I am atfault, it does not allow me to be at peace. So whenever I dopratikraman in this way, everything gets erased. Pratikraman of the Dead Questioner:How can you ask for forgiveness from thosewho have died? Dadashri: Even though they are dead, you can still do sobecause you have their photographs and you can remember theirfaces. Even if you do not remember their face, but you knowtheir name, you can still use their name and do pratikraman, and itwill reach them. Questioner: So how do you do pratikraman for the oneswho have died? Dadashri:First recall their pure Soul, which is completelyseparate from the mind, body, speech and all karmas, of the deadperson. Then recall and confess your mistakes (alochana). Askfor forgiveness (pratikraman) for that mistake and resolve not torepeat that mistake ever again (pratyakhyan). ‘You’, the pure Soul should remain the Knower and theSeer of ‘Chandubhai’ (the relative self) and know how manypratikraman he does, how sincerely he does them and how manytimes he does them. Jai Sat Chit Anand
Prayer at The Time of Death Dear Dada Bhagwan, Dear Simandhar Swami, I surrendermy thoughts, speech and actions, my name**, all ignorance relatedto my worldly name, all karma unto the lotus feet of You, thedivine manifest form of the supreme Lord. Dear Dada Bhagwan, Dear Simandhar Swami, I herebyaccept your exclusive protection. May this surrender of mine beexclusive for you only. Please be present for me at the final momentof my life. Be with me until my final liberation. Dear Lord, I have no desire for anything temporary in thisworld. All I desire is moksha. May my next life be under yourguidance only, and at your feet. Along with this above recite: Dada Bhagwan na Aseem Jai Jaikar Ho• The person, whose final hour in life has arrived, should say the above prayer and substitute their name here.• The above has to be done repeatedly, or someone close by has to do this for the dying person.
Prayer for the One who has Died With the live presence of Dada Bhagwan and LordSimandhar as my witness, we all invoke the pure Soul that isseparate from * recall the name of the dead person**’s thoughts,speech and acts, and all karmas. Dear pure Soul, may bliss andpeace be with you, wherever you may be. May you attain mokshawithout any impediments. Dear Lord Simandhar, please grant him/her your exclusive protection. Up until this day and this moment, if I have committed anyfaults related to attachment, abhorrence, anger, greed, false prideand deceit towards* recall the dead person’s name*, I ask foryour forgiveness. I am sincerely repentant for this and pleaseforgive me. Grant me the strength never to repeat these faultsever again.• This prayer may be repeated every time the dead person comes in memory.
Prayer to pureself Oh Pure Soul within me! You reside within all living beings,just as you reside in me. Your divine form is my real form . MyReal form is “Shuddhatma.” (Pure Atma). Oh Shuddhatma Bhagwan ! With infinite devotion andoneness, I offer my salutations to you. I confess unto you, allmistakes * that I have committed in my ignorant state. I sincerelyrepent for these mistakes and ask for your pardon. Oh Lord ! Pleaseforgive me, forgive me, forgive me and give me the strength not torepeat these mistakes again. Oh Shuddhatma Bhagwan ! Please bless us all with suchgrace that this separation from you disappears and we attain onenesswith you. May we remain One with you at all times. (* Recall the past mistakes that you have committed) Pratikraman : Process of Divine Apology With Dada Bhagwan as my witness, I offer my salutations to thePure Soul who is totally separate from the mind, speech, and body of *_________ I recall my mistakes (aalochana) ** I apologize for these mistakes (pratikraman) I affirm not to repeat these mistakes again (Pratyakhyaan) Dearest Dada Bhagwan ! Grant me the strength to act inaccordance with this firm resolution.* name of the person hurt by you.** recall the mistakes you committed with this person. ♣♣♣
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A Prayer for Those Who Are in the Final Stages of Life Oh Dada Bhagwan, Oh Lord Simandhar Swami, I surrender my mind, speech, body, * and all illusion related to the name of *, charge karma, subtle discharge karma, and gross discharge karma, unto the lotus feet of Dada Bhagwan. Oh Dada Bhagwan, Oh Lord Simandhar Swami, I am taking Your exclusive shelter. May I attain Your exclusive shelter. Remain present during the final moments. Hold my finger and take me to moksha. Remain with me all the way until the end. Oh Lord, with the exception of the exclusive experience of the pure Soul, I have no desire for any temporary thing of this world. May my next life be at Your lotus feet and under Your shelter. Keep singing ‘Dada Bhagwan Na Aseem Jai Jai Kar Ho’ ‘Infinite glorious salutations to Dada Bhagwan [the Lord within]’ * The person who is in the final stages of life should substitute his or her name here. (The person should keep saying this prayer or someone should keep saying this prayer to that person.) A Prayer for a Deceased Person With the live presence of Dada Bhagwan and Lord Simandhar as my witness, the pure Soul who is separate from the mind, speech and body complex, charge karma, subtle discharge karma, and gross discharge karma, * and all illusion related to the name of *, grant such grace that wherever * may be, may he/she attain happiness and peace. May he/she attain liberation. I am asking for forgiveness for all the attachment and abhorrence, anger, pride, deceit, and greed that have happened with * up until now. I am sincerely and deeply repentant for these mistakes. Please forgive me, and give me the energy to never repeat these mistakes. * Substitute the name of the deceased person here. (Keep doing this prayer. Later, this prayer may be repeated every time the deceased person comes to memory.)
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