Aptavani 01

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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one to achieve liberation. Lord Krishna too has referred to intellect as 'vyabhicharani' (licentious or seductive). The intellect drowns one in the worldly life; it will never let a person come out of it. It is totally detrimental to the self with reference to liberation. As the intellect increases, so does one's internal suffering. Why does a twenty-year-old sibling have greater sorrow than his two-year-old upon the death of their mother? It is because the twenty-year old has more intellect.
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The Lord has said that one does not need to use intellect at all in the worldly life, but if there is a need to do so, then He has set a limit. Just use enough intellect to free yourself from a precarious situation and to ensure that you do not find yourself in the same situation again. But these foolish people have started to use their intellect to make money through devious means. Not only that but people have learned to swindle others by tricking them. A trick means to deceive the other person without him knowing that he has been deceived. That is grave raudradhyan and for that not even the seventh hell (the worst of the seven stratum of hell) will accommodate them.
Universally Acceptable Speech
What is the definition of 'syaadvaad"? Syaadvaad is to not hurt anyone's feelings or to say that their viewpoint is wrong. You may find it wrong but it is the other person's viewpoint. The one who is syaadvaad will accept every viewpoint because he is sitting in the center. I am syaadvaad. I am sitting in the center.
The Lord has said to do samayik, pratikraman (apology) and pratyakhyan (inner resolve never to repeat the error), which are the activities for the attainment of the Soul. These activities are to be performed properly and in accordance with his instructions.
From the perspective of only absolute knowledge,
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everyone is innocent - no one is at fault; their circumstances are adverse. I speak frankly and sometimes sternly; I do so purely out of compassion, in order to rid people of their disease.
The Gnani And The Nature Of Dharma
Many people claim their daily life interactions (vyavahaar) is their dharma (religion). But you cannot say that until you are Self-realized (nischay dharma). How can you say that your worldly life is your religion if you do not have the knowledge of your (real) Self? The Gnani uses his infinite powers to create a line of demarcation between the real (the Self) and the relative (non-self), and after that it will always keep them separate. Then they are eternally separate. Thereafter, your worldly interactions become your relative religion and the activity of the Self is your real religion. It is only then that you understand the difference between the two. The Gnani will separate the territory of the Real from the relative and you will inherently come to understand what belongs to your real Self and what belongs to your relative self. How can anyone claim vyavahaar dharma (the worldly life) until he acquires nischay dharma (the real)? Until then it is regarded as laukik dharma (worldly or relative religion).
Worldly religion means religion believed by the worldly people. Worldly religions teach people to get rid of bad habits and develop good ones. They teach you to do merit karma and avoid demerit karma. Such religions teach people not to steal or lie and to conduct themselves in a way that will bring them happiness and peace. According to the world, real religion is doing good deeds, but I call that relative religion. With such religions you are bound for a birth in one of following four life forms: celestial, human, animal or hell.
Relative religion is to move from bad towards the good. Real religion is to move from good to the absolutely pure. If you