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Is it possible to get enlightened without doing any spiritual practices or meditations? If so, how can one achieve it?

Written by Dada Bhagwan

Topic: Self RealizationPublished September 10, 2024
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Yes, it is possible in this era. Where other paths indicate one to do loads of meditations and numerous spiritual practices, there is a simple path that makes one experience the Self directly!

Enlightenment is when one gains the knowledge of “Who am I” and “Who is the doer”. It’s a state where one experiences eternal happiness of the Soul! There are 2 ways to achieve it:-
Kramik path is the step-by-step path of performing various rigorous austerities and penances to attain the Self. It’s a path of worldly religion that takes one from a bad to a good path. Not hurting others, Helping the poor, etc. takes one higher in religion. But, in today’s world, Enlightenment is not possible through these practices.

Akram path is a step-less path where one attains the Knowledge of the Self through the direct grace of The Enlightened One. It’s a spiritual science where one doesn’t need to renounce anything, nor does he need to perform hard penances or spiritual practices. He just needs to go to the Gnani who has the supreme ability to bestow the Experience of the Self to others. That is when our work is done.

The Enlightened One is then beyond the scriptures, penance, or rituals. He’s the live encyclopedia of Real Knowledge of the Self!

Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says:-
Not only all the scriptures, but the high-ranking monks are also stating, "The Self is like this, It is like that, It is not like this." But what does 'to be sweet' mean? Only the Gnani (the One who has realized the Self and can do the same for others) can make one 'taste' [experience] that Knowledge. Thereafter, Knowledge (Gnan) procures results on its own.

Just like how water is separated by its elements through Science, this is an exact Spiritual Science. Let’s understand how this works for attaining Enlightenment.

How Does This Science Work?
The soul has always been blissful, free, and eternal. Then why are we bound in this world?
The Soul is pure but the belief of “I’m the Soul” is impacted by “I’m this name”. We wrongly believe ourselves to be something that we are not due to which the awareness of the Self is lost. The veils of ignorance and the wrong beliefs obstruct the Real experience of the Soul. Self-ignorance is the root cause of this worldly life.
Gnani just changed our wrong belief to the right belief of “I’m Pure Soul”. A new awareness sets in, resulting in bliss that continues to increase gradually as the experience of the Soul increases. This itself is Enlightenment!
It is only rare to have such an Enlightened person who can bestow the Experience of the Self to to others, to be present in today’s times!

How Can One Achieve Self-Realization?

One attains Self-realization in just 2 hours, in the presence of the Gnani, which is possible only through this Akram Science.

The Gnani destroys the karma obstructing the experience of the Soul, to attai
Enlightenment. It is only through His Grace that one experiences separation from his mind-body and speech!

This awareness is such that it never leaves provided one stays in the five principles as explained by the Gnani! As one abides by the right understanding, his experience of the Soul goes on increasing. This finally leads to Ultimate Liberation (permanent freedom from the cycle of birth and death).

So, come let’s take a small step towards Enlightenment. To know more about this, visit https://www.dadabhagwan.org/self-realization/

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About the Author

Ambalal M. Patel was a civil contractor by profession. In June 1958, spontaneous Self-Realization occurred withi
Ambalal M. Patel. From this point on, Ambalal became a Gnani Purush, and the Lord that manifested within him became known as Dada Bhagwan. A Gnani Purush is One who has realized the Self and is able to help others do the same. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan used to go from town to town and country-to-country to give satsang (spiritual discourse) and impart the knowledge of the Self, as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interactions to everyone who came to meet him. This spiritual science, known as Akram Vignan, is the step-less path to Self-realization.

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