Who is considered as not living in the worldly life? The person who doesn__ have focus on the non-Self. ___ (the Gnani Purush) do not live in the worldly life even for one moment. Liberation (Moksha) is to be found through the one who does not live in the worldly life. What can you not attain through the grace of such a person?
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Gnani (The Enlightened one) means without Ego.
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.
He who controls the minds of others is a __nani_ (the enlightened one). Only when your mind is completely under your control, can other__ mind come under your control. How can the other persons mind come under your control when one has disturbances himself.
A person who has the slightest fear of insult cannot be called a __nani_ [the enlightened one] and a person who desires self-recognition [maan] is not a Gnani [the enlightened one].
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).
If one knows how to __igest_ an insult after attaining Self-realization, he will become a __nani_ [the enlightened one]. And if he __igests_ an insult before attaining Self-realization, he will become shameless (impudent).
The one, whose worldly entanglements have gone, is called the __bsolute Person_ (Sampoorna Purush).
What is the value of the Gnani__ [the enlightened one__] feet? It is a value that is immeasurable. The Gnani__ feet is one & the only solvent to dissolve egoism.
The whole world can be explained in just one sentence. __hat is being discharged (visarjan) is old and what is being charged (sarjan) is new_. If someone is discharging bad behavior but at the same time, has learned from the __nani Purush_ [the enlightened one]; he would be charging a higher life form!
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!
Is it wrong worldly interaction (avyavahar) when someone insults you? It is (correct) worldly interaction (vyavahar). Gnani (Self-realized person) will be pleased that he has become free from karma bondage, when someone insults Him; while a non Self-realized person will fight back.
What is the benefit of egoism? It is only through the benefit of egoism that people get their daughters married, get their sons married, walk around as a father and say __ine, mine_! The entire world is enjoying the benefit of egoism. The Gnanis (Self-realized) enjoy the benefit of the Self.
The Gnani Purush [The enlightened one] always remains untouched in his worldly interactions. Everything will get resolved for us if we go to Him. He shows us what is __orrect_ and what is __ncorrect_.
The Gnani Purush simply makes the separation in one__ vision: __his is the vision of the Soul, the real Self_ and __his is the vision of the worldly self_. Otherwise a person can never make this change in his vision. One__ vision of __ am Chandubhai_ (vikalpi drashti) will never become the vision of __ am the Pure Soul_ (nirvikalpi drashti).
There are two ways by which one will realize the life__ goal. If we have not met a Gnani Purush, then we should live life in such a way, that we hurt no one. Our highest goal should be to not hurt any living being in the slightest. The other way is if you encounter the Gnani Purush, then you should remain in the Gnani__ satsang. In doing so, all your work will be accomplished. All the 'puzzles' will be solved.