Discoursing on Sunday, 12 July, Baba explained about God-realized Jivanmuktas:
The state of Realized Souls is like that of a calm, tranquil ocean. Oceans have shores, but this Divine Ocean is shoreless. It is infinite, beginningless and endless.
The Ocean is limitless and immeasurable, and so absorbs everything in it. Suppose Harichand is the ocean, Nilu is water in a pit and Pendu is water in a tank. All three are water; but if anyone fouls the water in the pit, it becomes dirty, as Nilu is limited by sanskaric desires. Similarly, if a load of refuse is thrown in the tank, that water, too, would get filthy, as Pendu, too, like Nilu, is limited by desires. But however much one urinates in the waters of the ocean, it never becomes unclean, as it is not limited by desires. Harichand is limitless, and so absorbs all limits within himself. Even one on the sixth plane is not free of desires.
Therefore, so long as desires last, there is no emancipation. The Jivanmukta is that Ocean who is conscious of both itself and the shore; but he has no duty to perform for the shore.
There are three states:
First: Either the body drops after God-realization or is retained with God-consciousness — this is the majzoob.
Second: After Realization, some regain gross consciousness, but they are without universal duty — this is the Jivanmukta [Liberated Incarnate].
Third: After Realization, some regain gross consciousness, and they have to do universal duty — this is the Perfect Master [Sadguru or Qutub].
In between the jivatma [creation-consciousness] and Shivatma [God-consciousness] states, there are several states. But what is the goal? To become the Ocean, Shiva — God! To do or not to do duty is a different matter.
What is the meaning of Jivanmukta? It means besides God-consciousness to also have gross consciousness and remain emancipated in the body. Majzoobs have no gross consciousness. The Sadgurus have both God and gross consciousness, and have a duty to perform.
In the world, some weep, some laugh, some eat and so forth. Sitting here, we are talking, and you do not know what is happening outside. But if you were to say that nothing is happening outside, it would not be correct. Because you don't know, and without knowing, how can you say that nothing happens? To know that, you will have to go outside, and the further you go, the more your experience will be.