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Aptavani-4
Dadashri: That is the question! At the moment, the embodied soul (jiva) has absolutely no control over the body. Why is that? It is because it has the wrong belief of 'I am Chandubhai' and that is the greatest wrong belief of all.
Questioner: One has to believe that for the sake of worldly interactions.
Dadashri: There is nothing wrong in believing that for the sake of worldly interactions (vyavahar). But if someone insults you, do you not accept it right away? Does it affect you or not?
Questioner: It does.
Dadashri: Then you are not 'Chandubhai' just for the sake of worldly interactions, but you really are ‘Chandubhai’. That is how the wrong belief has set in. Just because people call you ‘Chandubhai,' you too believe yourself to be that. Then you believe, 'I am her husband, I am this boy's father, I am like this...I am a collector, etc.' How many such beliefs do you have?
Questioner: Many.
Dadashri: It is because of this wrong belief that the body exerts 'control over the embodied soul (jiva; self). If these wrong beliefs go away, then the body has absolutely no 'control over the jiva. The Atma (the Self) itself has infinite energy, but it is trapped because of these wrong beliefs. How can you get rid of these wrong beliefs? They will go away when the Gnani Purush gives you the right belief'; otherwise referred to as samyak darshan (right vision of the Self) in our scriptures. Nothing will be attained by believing, “I am Chandubhai.'
In reality you are not ‘Chandubhai.' You are ‘Chandubhai’ by the relative viewpoint'. You should enquire who you are, “by the real viewpoint, should you not? So at the present moment it is your body that has control over you. Not just the body, but
| 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 |