“No one else knew how to liberate others. Instead of cutting the umbilical cord, they cut the neck.1 And the avatārs of the past liberated one or two jivas; whereas, the satsangi women liberate hundreds of thousands of jivas today. Bhagwan’s murti, his abode, his pārshads and the jiva are the four eternal things. Everything else is temporary. Of these, the jiva is bound. Just as one is bound by a chain and he cannot free himself; similarly, the jiva is naturally bound by the mutual love between a man and a woman. This bondage cannot be broken by any means. The only way to break this bondage is gnān; but by physical renunciation, it cannot be broken.” Regarding this, Swami gave an example of an impotent and a bullock and said, “They have physical separation, but their desires are not eradicated.” Footnotes: 1. 1. When a child is born, the umbilical cord is cut from its navel. However, if someone cuts the newborn’s neck instead of the umbilical cord, the newborn will die. Principle: The nāstiks believe they will be liberated by expending their karmas that are bound to them since eternity and realizing their self to be the ātmā. In doing so, they refute Paramātmā’s role in their liberation, despite one attains liberation only by the grace of Paramātmā. Therefore, those who refute Paramātmā and rely on their own endeavors have cut the child’s neck instead of the umbilical cord.