Aptavani 05

SR No.: 007536
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation
Publication Year: 2010
Total Pages: 131
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 22 KB

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Dadashri: Yes, that is true. However this Gnan is not to be misused. If anyone gets hurt by you, there should be remorse from you. I am not giving you this information to be misused.
'We' have given you freedom in everything, except 'we' tell you, 'be cautious where sexuality is concerned!' This is what 'we' tell you. However no restrictions are there in sexual interactions between married partners. 'We' caution you against illicit sexual interaction because there is grave danger in it. 'We' make you aware that this is the only place of danger in the path of Akram Vignan. 'We' make you fearless in all other matters.
Get Rid of Opinion
Questioner: There is no more abhorrence (dwesh) but why does dislike (abhaav) remain?
Dadashri: Dislike is different. It is a mental thing whereas abhorrence is due to egoism. Everyone has likes and dislikes. If 'we' enter a room and see a traditionally prepared seating arrangement, 'we' would sit on it. Then if someone tells 'us' to sit elsewhere, 'we' would do so, but 'our' first 'liking' or 'preference' would be for the traditional seating arrangement. 'We' do not have any abhorrence but there is presence of 'likes' and 'dislikes'. Like-dislike is of the mind, and abhorrence is of the ego.
Questioner: Does like-dislike exist because of opinions?
Dadashri: Dislike remains as an effect of prior opinions. For that you have to do pratikraman and turn it around by telling yourself, 'that man is very good', and thereafter you will start to see good in him.
Questioner: Should I do pratikraman (asking for forgiveness coupled with remorse of wrongdoing) or pratyakhyan (sincere pledge to not repeat the offence) for that opinion?
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Dadashri: You have to do pratikraman. If you have an opinion that a certain person is bad then you have to change that opinion to a positive one by saying, 'he is a good man'. If he appears bad to you, by saying he is good, the change will occur. You see him as being bad due to past opinions. No one is bad at all. You simply have to tell your mind this. The opinions are bound by the mind. The mind has a stock. One way or another, you need to tie the mind down. Otherwise it will be free to run wild and cause trouble.
Questioner: You once said that we should not pamper the mind nor should we suppress it, so then what should we do?
Dadashri: You do not have to suppress the mind but You have to reverse it. In other words, for all people for whom you have a negative opinion, You should change your opinion by saying, 'he is a good man... he is beneficial to me'. Then the mind will accept it. The mind can be controlled through Gnan. There is no other way to control it because it is a mechanical thing. Day by day it is gradually exhausting. It will eventually come to an end one day. It does not get new energy and the old energy is continually being used up. When the mind tells you that the back is hurting. You should say to it, it is good that the legs are not broken!' This will pacify the mind. You have to do 'plusminus' to it.
Saiyam
Dadashri: What do you consider a saiyam? Questioner: I do not know the definition.
Dadashri: This is considered God's word.
Questioner: Does that mean that to remain in the understanding of Gnan is called saiyam?
Dadashri: All those people who remain in control, who do not get out of control: that is not called saiyam. Saiyam is