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of this time cycle that they remain and that is why absolute omniscience (keval Gnan) of 360° has not arisen externally and remains at 356o. But to you 'we' give only keval Gnan of 360° within an hour but you will not be able to digest it all. Alas! 'we' ourselves could not digest it by four degrees. Because of the current era of this time cycle, it fell short by four degrees! Within there is knowledge of 360° and on the relative plane it is stuck at 356°. In this time cycle, it is not possible for the relative-self to reach the complete 360°. But 'we' do not have any problems with that because 'we' experience endless bliss within.
There is no superior over you, 'we' assure you of this. Only your mistakes are your superior. If you meet a Gnani, then He can destroy your mistakes. You are bound by your own mistakes. You believe you are making the effort for liberation through whatever sadhan (tool, scripture or worldly guru) you use but these very instruments bind (merit karma) you.
Had you destroyed one mistake per one previous life, you would have been in a state of moksha, but in trying to destroy one mistake, one ends up creating five more. Externally one appears wonderful and calm but internally there is nothing but turmoil. How can you call this having destroyed your mistakes? There is no superior above you but you need someone to show you your mistakes. How can one find his mistakes through his own efforts? And there are not just one or two mistakes. There are endless mistakes. There are endless mistakes of the body and endless mistakes of speech. Mistakes of speech are very harmful. Sometimes people invite their friends for dinner but they use such harsh speech that despite a delicious meal of thirty-two varieties, there will be no joy in it. The guests feel it would have been better had they not been invited. Even when they serve simple tea, their speech is so abrasive. And there are countless enemies in the mind.
the one who has destroyed his every mistake within; the one who despite having a body has no sense of ownership of that body (ashariri bhaav) and is a vitarag, free from all attachments. The seed of Gnan means freedom from the sense of, 'I am this body. Upon destroying all the mistakes, the seed of ignorance of the Self is destroyed and the seed of Gnan will develop completely; that verily is freedom from 'I am this body. 'If there is slightest attachment towards the body, then it is not considered, 'I am not this body' (ashariri bhaav). And attachment (mamata, mamatva) will not go as long as there is ignorance.
Foundation of mistakes Questioner : Dada, Why do we see faults in others?
Dadashri : You see faults in others because of your own mistakes. Dada sees everyone as faultless because He has destroyed all his mistakes. The ego within shows you mistakes in others. The one, who wants to see all his mistakes, will be able to do so. The one who wants to attain the flawless vision, i.e. a vision that sees no faults in others, will indeed see no faults in others.
The one who makes the mistakes is the one who has to deal with and destroy it, deal with it. Why should you meddle in other people's mistakes?
Questioner : Dada, I inadvertently see faults in others even when I do not want to. What can I do about these 'ghosts' that possess me?
Dadashri : It is the intellect (buddhi) that confuses you so. It is the deluded intellect and it has been with you from many past lives. What is more, it does not leave because it has support. If you understand that this intellect is of no benefit to you, then you will become free of it. If you tell your servant you no longer need his services but then ask him to run errands for you, is it acceptable? Similarly, you should not make your
Who is able to destroy your mistakes? The Gnani Purush,
