Gnan (knowledge of the Self) can never become agnan (knowledge other than the self, of relative world). It is called agnan only when the focused applied awareness of the Self changes.
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Illusion (maya) cannot enter where there is __ight_ (enlightenment, awareness). Once darkness falls, illusion will enter there. The Gnani Purush can arrange for your illusion to go away permanently.
Who is free from illusory attachment (nirmohi)? The Gnani Purush (the enlightened one). He can see flesh and bones, through and through.
There is no Gnan (True Knowledge) where there is __goism_ and where there is Gnan, there is no __goism_.
Gnani Purush_ [the enlightened one] has the [knowledge of the-Self] essence of all religions.
Despise (viradhana) of a Gnani [the enlightened one] creates hindrance in (acquiring right) Knowledge-Vision-Conduct (Gnan-Darshan-Charitra).
The one whose kashays, (inner anger, pride, deceit, greed) are gone is worthy of worship. The absence of inner intent of kashays is indeed Gnani!
There is worldly life where there is competition and where there is no competition, there is __nan_, (true) Knowledge.
If attachment becomes fixed on a 'Gnani' [The enlightened one], then it becomes Real attachment (prashastaraag). It will get one__ work done. It will uproot attachment in all other places. Because the Gnani is Vitarag, attachment-free. Attachment for a Vitarag gives liberation from all the suffering.
Knowledge of the [five] senses (indriya gnan) creates all kinds of intents. Knowledge beyond senses (ati-indriya gnan) doesn__ allow any intent to occur!
This [worldly life] is a huge entanglement; every sub-atomic particle of it is an entanglement and it is impossible to break free from it. Which is why the Lord has said, __f you encounter a Gnani Purush [the enlightened one], remain with Him_.
One's liberation begins once he does the darshan of kashaya-free (absence of inner anger, pride, deceit and greed) Gnani purush [the enlightened one]. Who is considered kashaya-free? The one whose state is that where there was no kashaya, there is no kashaya, and there never will be any. The one who is never in the state of the non-Self. Doing darshan of such a One brings ultimate well being.
Everyone knows how to subtract the gross form of __y_ (tangible __y_). But how can he know how to subtract the subtle, subtler and the subtlest forms of __y_? That is the work of the __nani Purush_ [the enlightened one].
Saints guide people on the path of religion [dharma] and the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] grants __iberation_ (moksha).
Gnani_ [the enlightened one] is He who gives proof of whatever He says. He would not say, __ll that I have said is correct; you will have to accept it_.
What does egoism mean? It means to become blind through one__ own vision. The Gnani [the enlightened one] removes the egoism.
We_ (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) would never say to anyone, __isten to me!_ because that is indeed not under his control.
At the time of death, one says, __ear Lord, extend my life for two more hours, so that a Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] comes and I can do his darshan._ He complains in this way. Do not complain now. Why are you pleading now? When you had the control, you didn__ do anything and now that you no longer have the control, you are making demands?