Dadavani Gujarati - April 2013

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Arati of One’s Own Self (Gujarati)
‘Arati’ in the Hindu tradition, is considered to be an important medium for the devotional worship (bhakti) of God. Here, in the Akram path, after the Self has awakened, what is the purpose, importance and benefit of doing arati? Revered Dadashri, revealing the science behind this has said that here in the Akram path, Trimantra-Vidhi-Arati are devotional praises of the awakened One (One who has the awareness of the Self, jagrut). It is a way of respecting those that are jagrut, showing love for them, and pleasing them. Bhakti of the jagrut is bhakti of the manifest awakened One and it is essential in attaining moksha. The aratis that are done here, of Lord Shri Simandhar Swami and Dada Bhagwan, are of the manifest absolute Self only. Through this arati, the mind is focused, artadhyan (adverse internal meditation that hurts the self) and raudradhyan (adverse internal meditation that hurts others and the self) are halted, worries dissipate forever, and the whole day remains peaceful. Through this arati there are no conflicts in the home, the environment within the home is that of purity and bliss, and everyone including the children obtain good values.