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mamata go with? It goes with 'Chandulal'. It did not come with You so Your problem is solved.
This is a museum. It is like a hotel so we drink tea and so do others. But what do other people do in the museum? They give all kinds of opinions ‘This tea is very good, the other was not. This tea is strong, the other was weak.' We (the Gnani and His mahatmas) on the other hand, do not do this. We deal with whatever comes our way with equanimity.
Mamata-my-ness like it is in a drama
The Lord has not said not to keep mamata-myness; you can have mamata but it should be as a drama; it should be perfunctory. Just like the mamata an actor would show in a play. Do actors in a play not show mamata-attachment-myness? In the play, King Bhartruhari will come and then Queen Pingda will come. King Bhartruhari will cry, but it is all a drama (for the sake of the play). So there is no bondage-liability in mamata like that. Carry out your part of acting. Similarly eat, drink and enjoy, but do it dramatically. 'We' too do the 'drama', do 'we' not?
Questioner: Can you find anyone with dramatic mamata' in this day and age?
Dadashri: There cannot be any dramatic mamata. But I do the drama. How I inquire about Hiraba's (Dadashri's wife) welfare! Once a fortnight she would tell my nephew, 'Please ask Dada to come and have dinner today.' And so 'we' have to go, 'we' have to make time, no matter how busy 'we' are and go there for dinner. 'We have to please her. 'We would lose whatever little respect there was, if she were to get upset. But 'we' make sure she never gets upset. So 'we' go to Hiraba's home for dinner. If Hiraba asks 'us', 'Come tomorrow', then 'we' would go again. Everyone will also comment, 'Dada had come today to eat.' But what a drama 'we' did, even Hiraba would not realize that 'we' were acting. 'We would even tell her, 'I do not like it if you are not with me.' She would not know that 'we' am saying it 'dramatically, but 'we' am telling you.
Enjoying without my-ness
When you come here to stay for a few days, you can enjoy the comforts of the bed, mattress, chair, etc., there is no problem with that, but
| SR No. | 007513 |
| Book Title | Aptavani 09 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gnani Purush Dadashri |
| Publisher | Gnani Purush Dadashri |
| Publication Year | 2007 |
| Total Pages | 515 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Akram Vigyan |
| File Size | 8 MB |