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________________ [6] Laghuttam -lightest : guruttam -heaviest Gnani in a state of laghuttam and guruttam Even if 'our' liberation delays by one more lifetime, 'we' are not concerned, but 'our wish is that this Vignan be propagated and that the world should benefit from it. That is why I have come to explain it. I have the time. I have nothing to do. I do not have any problems because I am the most idle person in the world and absolutely without any intellect. I am on my own and so I do not have any hassles. You have many hassles. Otherwise, I am no better than you are. Do you feel that? It is only for the worldly interactions I am sitting on this high seat. In addition to that, do you know what my height is? Laghuttam! What does laghuttam mean? I am smallest, lightest of all the jivas living beings in this world. That is my height. As far as the worldly life is concerned, I am the smallest. When it comes to name, fame, looks, wealth, pride etc., I am laghuttam - the lightest and from the perspective of the Self, I am guruttam - heaviest, largest. Therefore, in the home department - the Self - I am guruttam and in the foreign department - the non-Self - I am laghuttam. So what I big is laghuttam? Questioner: It means smallest of the small, but can we call it the best of all? Dadashri: No, not the best. Laghuttam! It is not the best from this perspective. Laghu means small. Laghuttam means the smallest, there is
SR No.007513
Book TitleAptavani 09
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorGnani Purush Dadashri
PublisherGnani Purush Dadashri
Publication Year2007
Total Pages515
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size8 MB
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