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if he knows and understands that the servant did not break the cup and that it was vyavasthit, then would he do anything? Would he not remain absolutely unaffected? In reality the poor servant is merely a nimit (instrumental in the process), and yet these wealthy people assault their servants. You should never attack a nimit; if you do, you are extremely foolish because you do great harm to yourself. Instead why not find the root cause behind it and then you will find your solution.
When I was young, I used to play a lot of pranks on people. There was a wealthy businessman who used to play with his puppy in his lap. I used to sneak in from behind and squeeze the puppy's tail. The dog could only see his own master in front of him and so he would bite his owner. The owner would yell back at the dog. This is what I call attacking the instrument (nimit).
The Self And The Non-self Are you convinced that there is a soul in your body?
He could easily do so. Similarly a Gnani, who has infinite powers and has thorough knowledge of the properties of the Soul and the non-self, can analyze and separate the two. I am the greatest scientist of this world. I analyze every atom of the Soul and non-self, separate the two, and give you your pure Soul in your hand, within an hour! The soul referred to in the Gnani's enlightened speech is the real Soul. Everywhere else when they refer to the soul (atma), it is a soul in a mixed-form. It is not pure. They are merely words.
The religions practiced everywhere are religions of the non-self; they are not the religion of the pure Soul. How can you adopt the religion of the Soul, (atmadharma) when you do not even know of any properties of the Soul? You cannot practice real religion until a Gnani Purush brings you out of the theory of relativity and into reality. Our mahatmas (those who have acquired Self-realization) can see and do darshan of the God within you because I have given them divine eyes (divyachakshu). What you currently have is charmachakshu (physical eyes) through which you can only see the temporary and transient things. The eternal God can only be seen through divine eyes.
Liberation Through Divine Eyes During the war of Mahabharat, Lord Krishna blessed Arjun with divine eyes. This lasted five minutes, so that he could to get rid of his despondency towards worldly life and his duties. Lord Krishna then took them back. Whereas I give you the divine eyes permanently, so that where ever you look, you will see God. You will see God in me, in him, in the trees around you and even in the animals. You will see God in every living thing. After that, can there be any problems?
Three hundred years ago, Anandghanji Maharaj, the renowned Jain master said that divine eyes are definitely not available in this era. This is why everyone has stopped making
Questioner : Yes I am.
Dadashri : In what form is this soul? Is it in the form of a mixture or in the form of a compound?
Questioner: A compound.
Dadashri : If it were in a compound form, it would give rise to a third substance with completely new properties. Then the soul and the non-self would lose their innate properties and neither could be separated and reverted back to their intrinsic properties. Let me explain this fact to you. The soul and the non-self are in a mixture form, with each maintaining its own intrinsic properties and that is why it is possible to separate the two. If copper, brass and silver were mixed with gold, a scientist would be able to separate each metal based on its properties.