Aptavani 01

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

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This world arose when the soul became deluded. When the intellect (buddhi) becomes deluded, Gnan will manifest.
You have wrong intellect that drives away happiness and invites misery.
You are unable to understand the real nature of pleasure and pain. Intellect will always show you the contrary, that which is not in your real benefit. It derives only the transient happiness from material things. There is no happiness in material things. What would happen if someone were to scratch or dent your new car? Whatever pleasure you derive through the intellect ultimately results in misery. Drawn by the attraction of things, the intellect superimposes happiness on them. There are infinite things. In order to discover the bliss of the Self. each individual non realized-soul tastes one thing after another and then decides wherein lies this happiness. That is what humans are in search of. First they decide that happiness lies in wealth but then they become obsessed with money and suffer miserably. Then they decide that happiness lies in a woman. So then they look for sex in addition to wealth. They are convinced that happiness lies only with these two. But when their wives retort rudely, it ignites a fire within them. What happens when their wealth turns against them? If the income tax department raids their homes, the same wealth will become a source of their misery.
Difference In Intellect : Difference Of Opinions
In today's world, there maybe only three people in a household, but by the end of the day they will have thirty-three different opinions. How is one to find a solution? Alas! Even a guru and his disciple, will have difference of opinions by the day's end. Wherever there is intellect that divides (bhed buddhi) there is bound to be difference of opinions. If intellect without divisions (abhed buddhi) were to arise, then all the problems would be solved. The one who becomes impartial can sit in the center and see everyone as innocent. Whenever the intellect shows you anything negative, you should immediately ask the right (samyak) intellect to go find a solution, and it will.
I do not look at anyone's intellect; I look at his understanding. The intellect can be skewed at three hundred different places but there is not a problem if the understanding is right. A person with intellect may rise higher through the use of that intellect but he may fall too, whereas the one with right understanding will go higher and higher, to the top and will never fall. Intellect is a part of the non-Self and not the Self. Right understanding and intuitive perception (darshan) is the innate quality of the Self.
Those with pita (bilious) constitution have sharper intellect and the ones with vata (air) constitution have deeper understanding.
Everything has arisen out of the imagination of the intellect. It is all worldly in nature. In every religion, whatever came into the imagination of the people, came to be recorded in their scriptures. A scripture is knowledge born of the intellect. Pure consciousness (chetan) is never found in the scriptures. Gnan, on the other hand, is self-illuminating and it can only be found in the heart of a Gnani. The phases of intellect are full of scams. The intellect tries to convince the owner that it is Gnan that is operating. Therefore I tell you to beware of the intellect. When the intellect shows you something, recall 'Dada' (the Self) and say out loud, 'I am Vitarag', and the intellect will settle down.
Gnan does not find fault with anyone whereas the intellect finds faults in everyone. The intellect will find faults in even one's own brother whereas Gnan will not find fault even in a stepmother. If a stepmother serves her stepchild burnt rice from the bottom of the pot, the intellect will immediately rise and accuse the stepmother of being unfair, it will cause the stepson grief. But