Aptavani 01

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

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Self and so you are completely separate from your mind. I have put a stop to your charge mind and have made you the knower and the observer of your discharge mind. Thus you can remain undisturbed when you are faced with the infinite states of the mind. That is Gnan. And those who become affected and entangled in any state of the mind create new causes; the effect of which is then brought forth by vyavasthit. They again become affected (as the effect unfolds) and this gives rise to new causes and thus the cycle of cause and effect continues.
The Mind - The Known: The Self - The Knower
The Self is steadfast and the thoughts fluctuate. Both are separate. This is the only relationship between the Knower (Self) and the known (thoughts).
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That is why I tell everyone not to spoil his or her inner intent under any circumstances. An unexpected guest may come to visit you at an untimely hour, but do not spoil your inner intent. Feed him or her a simple meal but do not spoil your inner feelings. Do not let your mind become narrow and miserly.
Anger breaks the other person's mind beyond reconciliation. This will cause you to wander for many rebirths. There is a saying that a mind, a pearl and a glass, once broken can never be mended again.
'Manahparyava gnan' means to know thoughts taking place in the mind of others before their echo is heard in your own inner instrument (antahkaran). A person possessing 'manahparyaya gnan' can read, see and know those thoughts slowly but clearly. In the language of the Vitarag - to see and to know all the phases of your own mind is 'manahparyaya gnan'.
I am the doctor of the mind in this world. You will find doctors of the body everywhere but go and find me a doctor
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of the mind. The diseases in the body arise from the diseases of the mind. I stop all the diseases of the mind and stop any new ones from occurring and help you maintain the newly acquired healthy state. I separate you from your mind and give you your pure Self. After that the mind will not disturb you. Such a mind will help you towards liberation. This mind will obey you completely.
The Light Of The Intellect: The Light Of Gnan
Knowledge of all the topics in this world is contained within the intellect and ego less knowledge is in the Self.
One can have the knowledge of all the topics of the world. This knowledge is associated with the ego and therefore it is under the domain of the intellect (buddhi). Such knowledge is not reliable; it is egoistic knowledge. Many highly intellectual individuals, under certain circumstances become stupid. A man with intellect is liable to lose it and become stupid.
Intellect (buddhi) is the indirect light of the Self. It comes through the medium of the ego. It is like the sunlight coming in through the window, which falls on the mirror, and that light is then reflected in another room.
Gnan is the direct light of the Self. It is the full light. It shows everything exactly as it is. Intellect is reflected light. It is the original light reflected through the ego. It is not the light itself, whereas Gnan is the light itself. It is self-illuminating and also has enough energy to illuminate the entire universe. For example, the sun is self-illuminating and also illuminates other things whereas the light of the moon is the sun's reflected light.
Comparing intellect (buddhi) with Gnan is like comparing a candle to the sun. I have the full light of Gnan and that is why I have absolutely no intelligence. I am without intellect. Concomitant with the demise of the intellect, an omniscient state