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he scold you? Will he ask you why you ruined it? Would he not tell you that you had spoiled it? No, the jeweler is not out there to scold you. He is there to return it to its pure state. The whole world brings the gold that has become impure, to him.
So he sits down to purify it. He will get a few rupees out of it. He then starts polishing. He does not look at how impure it has become. He does not look at the other metals that are in it; however he does look at how much gold there is. “There's one val (.388gm) of gold in this' he will say. And the ring itself is three vals. So there is two vals worth of impurity in it. So he tests it on a touchstone. Then the other person will say, 'I do not want to know the composition, I just want you to make a small ring for my son, out of whatever gold you can get out of it.' So the jeweler throws it in acid. Will someone that has this knowledge, do this for you or not?
Questioner: The one that has the knowledge will do it.
Dadashri: And if there is no one who knows how to do it, would you take it to the blacksmith? The blacksmith will say, “Take it back, and bring me some iron. Why have you brought this gold to me? And if you give it to a carpenter, even he will say no. Now when you give it to a businessman and ask him, ‘Could you do at least this much for me? He will say, “You fool, why do you not go to a goldsmith, or go to a jeweler, why would there be anything here for you?' Therefore, if you want to purify the Atma that has turned impure, you have to go to a Gnani Purush. He has all the tools and he knows the attributes of the Self (Atma) as well as the attributes of anatma (nonSelf). Only the one who knows the attributes of the Self (Atma) can separate it from the non-Self (anatma); no one else can. The Scientific Differences between the Real
and the Relative
Questioner: Whatever the puzzles and questions that arise, do they all pertain to the life-instilled atma (pratishthit atma)?
| SR No. | 030038 |
| Book Title | Aptavani Shreni 08 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dada Bhagwan |
| Publisher | Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 436 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 1 MB |