Aptavani 02

SR No.: 007535
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 303
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 34 KB

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(avastha) has changed and that he has grown older. Situations changed and he became older. This is how man plays with toys right till the end. Whatever toys he plays with, he dwells in that situation and he who plays with the Atma, dwells in the Atma. When one dwells in situations (avastha), he swings between easiness (akud) and uneasiness (vyakud). And if he dwells in the Self, he remains calm and collected (svastha). The Gnani Purush removes you from dwelling in situations and establishes you in dwelling of the Self. This brings about the end of endless dwelling in situations of life after life, and there arises a constant state of Atma-ramanata. What can the Gnani Purush not do?
ramanata. Everyone is engaged in ramanata of toys. Reading scriptures, performing daily rituals etc., is like playing with toys. Having worldly things (parigraha) is not a hindrance to moksha. One can have as many possessions (parigraha) as he wants, but if he is in Atma ramanata (the Self), then that itself is moksha. One must not make unsupported statements like, "Liberation is attained only through non-possession (aparigraha)." If you have attained swa-ramanata, then go ahead and marry 1300 queens! "We don't have a problem with that you have to have the energy to do so. If you have attained swa-ramanata then what can possibly obstruct you? Nothing can affect you if you attain swa-ramanata. Ramanata in situations : Ramanata in the Eternal
People would not understand such subtle talks. They do not have awareness of what swa-ramanata and par-ramanata is. There are two kinds of people: those who become engrossed in circumstances, they can be a sadhu, a celibate, an acharya or someone superior, whatever they are, they are all engrossed with and in circumstances. The second kinds are those who get engrossed in the Self. These are the ones whom 'Dada' has given Gnan to.
There is nothing left to be done after attaining Atmaramanata (the Self), otherwise would one not have to play with the toys? Without Self-realization, where will one place the chit? He can try to place it inwards towards the Self, but not knowing where the Self is; he ends up placing it on external toys and playing with them. At least while playing with these toys, the chit remains still for a while.
What is the definition of a toy? It is that which causes abhorrence when it is lost and attachment when it is found. When one meets the Gnani Purush and makes a connection with him and attains the Self, and then begins to dwell in the Self, the abhorrence and attachment leave and he becomes a vitarag! Until then he remains in the dwelling of the non-Self (prakruti). When the parayan; the total experience of the prakruti, the nonSelf ends, one becomes a vitarag!
Jai Sat Chit Anand
Situations (avastha) are temporary and they come to an end. Coming to an end does not mean they will do so suddenly within an hour. Some may last up to three to four hours. Childhood may last ten to fifteen years, old age may last for twenty years. Childhood, youth and old age are three long circumstances. Even in childhood there are so many situations and states (avastha) that arise. At the age of two, a boy runs around naked and at that age it is acceptable. When he becomes five years old and has to wear clothes he asks for toys. When he is eleven, if you give him toys for a five-year old, he will not take them. He will tell you he wants a bat and a ball. If we ask him why he changes his toys, he will say his situation