Paryushan 2008 Highlights

The word “Parva” means auspicious day. There are three types of auspicious days - 1. Ordinary (Sämänya) like every third day -beej (2nd), päncham (5th), etc., 2. Incidental (Naimitik) like Mahävir Jayanti (Birthday) and 3. Natural (Naisargik) like Paryushan. The word “Paryushan” has several different meanings: 1. Pari + ushan = all kinds + to burn = to burn (shed) our all types of karmäs. To shed our karmä, we do twelve different types of austerities including fasting. 2. Another meaning of “ushan” is to stay closer. To stay closer to our own soul from all directions and to stay absorbed in our own-self (soul), we do Svädhyäya (self-study), meditation, austerities, etc., and 3. Pari + upshamanä = upshamanä means to suppress, to suppress our passions (kashäyas - anger, ego, deceit and greed) from all directions.

Therefore, the real purpose of the Paryushan is to purify our soul by staying closer to our own soul, to look at our own faults, to ask for forgiveness for the mistakes we have committed, and take vows to minimize our faults. We try to forget about the needs of our body (like food) and our business so that we can concentrate on our-self.

To ask for forgiveness is the toughest thing to do. Therefore, our great Ächäryas spiritual masters-have said: “Kshamä Viram Bhushanam, Kshamäväni Michchhä Mi Dukkadam” - To ask for forgiveness is a great quality of the brave ones and if I have committed any mistake, knowingly or unknowingly, I ask for your forgiveness.

There are several great aphorisms (Sutras) to ask for forgiveness with the unity of the body, speech and mind, and one of them is as follows:

Meaning: I forgive all the living beings of the universe, and may all the living-beings forgive me for my faults. I do not have any animosity towards anybody, and I have friendship for all living beings.

The process of shedding our karmä really begins by asking for forgiveness with true feelings, and to take some vows not to repeat mistakes. The quality of the forgiveness requires humility (vinay - absence of ego) and suppression of anger.

Paryushan Time for Mahatmas of Dadashri is altogether different and with uniquely different inner understanding. It is devoid of all ritualistic recitals and worship, fasting, renunciations, vows and self imposed denials and hardships.

During the days of Paryushan, the enlightened ones, mahatmas of Akram Vignani Dadashri attend their own unique satsang samayiks. This is different because, the one who has become free from karma in the Gnan Vidhi is becoming more free in 'seeing' errors in the discharging karma effects. There is no vow taker left. There is simply the one who has become free. Pratikraman in Akram Vignan

This flower is offered to all whom I have hurt through words, thoughts or acts, in this life, after acknowledging that all that was indeed my own mistake-dosh-error-fault.

The other being who has hurt me, is absolutely flawless, shuddha-pure and the seemingly hurtful mistakes of his are the unfolding karma effects of his non-Self complex-prakruti.

The following video clips highlight some of the Satsang with our Current Gnani Pujya Deepakbhai Desai:

Please note that the video image is small and blurry. The Sound which conveys the Voice and Answers from the Gnani is excellent

Enlightened Spiritual Master. Atmagnani Deepakbhai Desai of Akram Vignan explains the term Shuddha Upayoga--Pure applied awareness of the Enlightened One. This has multiple levels.
Please excuse the poor video. The answer in sound with unfolding understanding is more critical.

Shuddha means pure in the absolute realm. Upayoga is the applied awareness of this Light of Knowledge and Vison- Gnan Darshan, pure Gnan Darshan the inherent quality of the Self, in application. The mistakes of the self-worldly self-the non-Self complex unfolds in this vision and knowledge.

One has been graced with meeting, seeing, listening to 3 Gnanis. Dadashri-the original Akram Vignani, Niruma the Gnani who made the world aware of this Gnani, and Deepakbhai the current Gnani. How is one to view, see, receive and appreciate what they have done and are doing for my absolute liberation and worldly benefit? How do I receive and revere the Gnani? This is the first of 2 part answers.See Param Vianya 2 also.
In rare brilliant moments in the q&a seesions the questioner is simply floored with amazement the answers that flow from a deep spiritual Source and prompts such question.

The momentous event of human life is the darshan of the Enlightened One. When that moment comes, when the Gnani is not engaged in worldly interactions, and when You, the awakened One in Akram, 'see' in His eyes, there is the net culmination of the bhaav darshan that ,'He within is the absolutely awakened-enlightened One' Keval Gnan Swaroop, the pure Soul. Pujya Deepakbhai is the current enlightned One who is enlighteneing thousands through the precision of answers to questions. He received Gnan from Dadashri in 1972. http://www.dadashri.org/gnanvidhi.html
Since then the Self has arisen within Him to amazing brilliance and splendor. Jai Sat Chit Anand,shuddha of dadashri

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