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Aptavani-4
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Dadashri: Whatever was charged in the past life, it is discharging now in the form of circumstances. And should a negative circumstance occur, to turn it around into a positive would be the purusharth. It is easy to slip down, anyone can do that. Would you call that purusharth? To stop yourself from slipping is the purusharth. People are just walking around blindly colliding with each other, thinking something of themselves! Will you not have to understand all this? When something completely false has been taken to be true, where will it all end? Can something that cannot be resolved, ever come to an end?
And this knowledge of ‘vyavasthit is not meant for everybody, because the ego is still with them. Now, the ego comes under the control of ‘vyavasthiť, but when it claims the
doership’, it interferes (does dakho) in vyavasthit. Moreover, one ruins one's happiness by interfering in vyavasthit. It would be very beneficial for one to not interfere through the ego and do the purusharth with equanimity. Even then one who is not Self-realized cannot believe in vyavasthit. Vyavasthit is only there after one becomes the pure Self (shuddha); one understands it after Self-realization! The world is vyavasthit indeed, there are no two ways about it, but when the ego says that it is vyavasthit, then interfering occurs. When people have so grossly misinterpreted prarabdha, how can we even begin to talk about all the other crutches people use?
Questioner: Can prarabdha be changed through the grace of the Gnani Purush?
Dadashri: Yes, he can, but in what way? The bitterness of the suffering can be lessened, but the suffering itself cannot be eliminated altogether.
When you do not have Self-realization, if you become angry with someone or someone gets angry with you, you will feel bad or feel depressed or even aggravated with that person. If you change your inner approach at such a time, then it is
| SR No. | 030034 |
| Book Title | Aptavani Shreni 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dada Bhagwan |
| Publisher | Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| Total Pages | 480 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 1 MB |