Questioner: Whenever Hindus face difficulties, they resort to all kinds of religious vows or resolutions. Is that good?
Dadashri: It is good for those who have faith in it, but you cannot force it on those who do not believe in it. A person’s work may get done if he has connections from past life and finds a nimit, so you should not criticize and speak ill of those who believe in it.
It has been sung:

‘…Bindu saiyuktum Omkar nu laxa
pratyaksh kalapvruksha moksharthi atam’

‘Along with the awareness of ‘I am the Self’, I have attained the Omkar
Through the direct meeting with the Avatar
Meeting Him is equivalent to meeting the Wishing tree that fulfills all wishes, the ultimate wish being liberation’

When do you consider it kalpvruksha (a tree that fulfils all desires)? Kalpvruksha means that when it is time for you to go to moksha, you will get awareness of bindu saiyuktum omkar (Om is the Self and bindu saiyuktum – is the awareness of the Self). You will have awareness of the pure Self (shuddhatma) when you are ready for moksha. People say, “We meditate on the bindu (spot) on the forehead”, but that only increases their concentration energy. Until they have knowledge of what is the goal (dhyeya), they achieve nothing. You need a pratyaksha (The Living Avatar). Even then alone is not enough. You need ‘bindu sanyuktam’ along with it. That happens when you attain the knowledge, ‘I am the Self’ and its awareness. The experience of the Self along with its awareness is called ‘Omkar bindu saiyuktam’. That is when you attain moksha.

‘Aumkar bindu sanyuktam, nityam dhyayanti yoginah’
‘The One who mediates on omkar along with the bindu, continuously is indeed the Yogi.’

The yogis of the Kramic path who were destined for moksha, meditated (did dhyan) continuously on this and that was the appropriate method for that era. Here in this era, in the Akram path, meditation of ‘Aumkar bindu sanyuktam’ begins from the moment one attains Self-realization.
The Vedanta has made three divisions: Jiva (embodied soul), Ishwar (God) and Parmeshwar (the Supreme being). What energy does Ishwar have? It is half that of the Parmatma. When you are born as a human being, you are considered to be like Ishwar. The human form is considered God like; it is considered divine (aishwarya). Here milk from the cows and buffalos is at your disposal.  The trees give forth their fruits for all human beings, so if a human being loses his Godlike qualities in his human form, what kind of a human is he?  From the foundation as a human being one has to become a parmeshwar (the highest God); a parmatma (the Supreme Soul). Instead people behave like animals and indulge in artadhyan (adverse meditation against one’s own self) and raudradhyan (adverse meditation against others).  Here as a human being one is  supposed to look for the path of liberation but instead he ends up increasing the disease of interaction of  worldly life and walks around in a state of intoxication of, ‘I know something’. True definition of knowing leads to a decrease in the disease of interaction of worldly life. One will have increased awareness with which he will not stumble or clash with anyone.  Therefore, if you do not have the knowledge, why are you walking around intoxicated?