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Trimantra 17 18 Trimantraonly one, from which liberation is attainable! So get your workfor your liberation done.” They say only this much. They saythis when they give deshna!At the moment we do not have any tirthankaras here inour world and the siddha Lords are all in their own location. Atthe moment I am the representative of the tirthankar Lord. Yes,when they are not here, I have the power in my hands. And Iam using that power, without having to consult anyone!Nevertheless I myself worship the tirthankaras. Have you notseen this?Upadhyayas have acquired on the right thoughts (vichaar)and right speech (oochar). But the acharyas have all three,vichaar, oochar and also aachar (right conduct); all these threequalities are complete within the acharya.Namo Oovazayanam!Questioner: ‘Namo oovazayanam…’Dadashri: This obeisance refers to the upaadhyayas.Who are the upaadhyayas? They are those beings who are Selfrealized and are studying the scriptures and teaching the sameto others. It is to such upaadhyayas, that we send our obeisance.Upaadhyaya means they have understood everything howevertheir conduct is not yet perfect. They can be of Vaishav, Shivor any other religion. The sadhus of today (ascetics andrenunciates) do not fall in this category; they are not Self-realized.Once Self-Realization occurs, all anger, pride, deceit and greedleave; no such weaknesses would remain. If one were to insultthem, they would not exhibit any anger. Would the sadhus oftoday get angry if insulted? Anger can never be accepted at thislevel.Questioner: You say that the upaadhyayas have theknowledge, what knowledge are you talking about?Dadashri: Upaadhyaya means they have the knowledgeof the Soul; they also have awareness of their obligations, theyeven have knowledge of right conduct, but despite this, rightconduct is not assimilated completely in their behavior. Andbecause the right conduct has not come to perfection, theyremain at the level of upadhyaya. Thus they themselves are inthe process of learning and they teach others at the same time.Questioner: So in other words they have not acquiredperfection in their conduct?Dadashri: Yes, they have not reached the absolute stateof conduct. If they acquire that state, they would be consideredacharya.Questioner: So does that mean that even the upadhyayahave to be an Atma Gnani (Self realized)?Dadashri: Not Atma Gnani, but they should have theconviction (pratiti) of being the Self. There is the conviction plusmore, a higher level.Which is the next line in the prayer?Namo Loye Savva SahunamQuestioner: ‘Namo Loye Savva Sahunam…’Dadashri: Loye means loka (different worlds in thecosmos). This obeisance means that I bow to all the sadhuswherever they are in the universe. Who can you call a sadhu?Not the ones dressed in saffron or white attire but those whohave known the Self and are proceeding in that direction only.This obeisance is not directed to the sadhus who have desirefor a worldly life or any material gain. I bow to such sadhuswho have no attachment to their body (dehadhyas).The practice of yoga (union) is a worldly state. The stateof Soul is a different thing altogether. There is a branch of yoga