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Aptavani-4
Questioner: What happens when you make a profit in your business?
Dadashri: I do not have those sorts of tendencies. I have never had thoughts about making a profit; everything happens spontaneously and naturally. I do not have any kinds of desires either. I have attained a state that is desire-free.
Questioner: Since when have you attained such a state?
Dadashri: All my life, I had virtually spent in dharmadhyan (virtuous meditation), but in 1958, the Gnan manifested within me!
Questioner: How much spiritual pursuit (sadhana) was there behind the manifestation of the Gnan?
Dadashri: “This' (Gnan) is the fruit of the sadhana (spiritual seeking) from countless past lives; however, it is still there even in this life. And besides this, I also had acquired high moral and spiritual values from my mother.
Questioner: Did you ever practice rules or rituals, fast or take any vows?
Dadashri: I have never fasted even for the sake of it. Granted, throughout my life I have observed the penance of unodari (eating less than what one's hunger demands). I strictly followed the practices of chovihaar (eating before dark); I only drank boiled water, and I avoided kandamood (root vegetables, specifically onions, garlic and potatoes).
The Phenomenal Vision of 1958!
Questioner: The vision (darshan) you had at Surat station in 1958, what was it like?
Dadashri: I felt as though I had become completely detached from this body.
Questioner: How did that separation feel?
