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Science of circumstances There are only two things in this world: the pure Soul (Shuddhatma) and circumstance (sanyog). Everything that you encounter on the outside is a sanyog: the cool breeze, thoughts that arise etc., are all sanyog. But through the intellect (buddhi). things appear as good or bad and because of that one keeps doing raag and dwesh. What does Gnan say? It says, "Both (the good and the bad) circumstances are equal. You, the Self are completely separate, free from the circumstances so then why do You interfere (do dakho)? What is the sanyog going to do to You?" The circumstances are not the doer, but the intellect interferes. The intellect (buddhi) is helpful for worldly work but it will not let you go to moksha whereas Gnan will take you to moksha. The intellect people use in the world is not the right intellect (samyak buddhi); it is the wrong intellect (viparit buddhi). This wrong intellect prevents one from knowing what is beneficial and what is harmful for the Self and that is why people do what they please. After Self-realization, the intellect becomes samyak and hence people maintain awareness of what is beneficial for them. Samyak intellect states, "We must remain silent as this circumstance unfolds in front of us otherwise we will take a beating." Whereas viparit intellect will not only, not remain silent, but it will subject you to a beating. A thick layer of viparit intellect has taken hold and so you will realize this if 'we' (the Gnani) point it out. For 'us'all traces of viparit intellect have vanished
This intellect makes all kinds of division in every circumstance (sanyog); some people will say this is good while others will say it is bad. When jalebis are served as dessert, one
will like it while another will dislike it. Stating opinions, this is good, this is bad.' creates raag or dwesh, which is precisely why this worldly life perpetuates. If you give a small child a piece of glass and a diamond, the child will keep the glass and his father will take the diamond because of his intellect (buddhi). The intellect will procure you worldly gains.
As far as the worldly life is concerned, the correct use of intellect is to differentiate between what is beneficial and what is not: it is to be used to make decisions that would help one do the job properly and to avoid being reprimanded by superiors at work. Or to take out a bug that lands in dinner plate. The use of intellect is to be limited to these types of situations and really the intellect spontaneously surfaces when the situation calls for it. But what happens when the intellect keeps interfering day and night? Whether someone tells 'us', "Dada you have no sense" or "Dada you are a Gnani Purush", both the circumstances are the same for 'us'. They appear the same to 'us' because 'we' are without intellect (abuddha). The intellect will say, 'I like the comment, 'Dada you are a Gnani Purush' and 'I don't like the comment, 'Dada you have not sense': 'We' have become without intellect (abuddha) from the very beginning. These are mere circumstances, circumstances which sometimes say, "Dada you are a Gnani Purush" and sometimes, "Dada you have no sense." Furthermore, it is all vyavasthit. Vyavasthit will not pardon you from any circumstances. And if you use your intellect, you will not escape being hurt from either the pleasant or the unpleasant circumstance. So let them speak, what have we to lose? If someone speaks that way, you have to say, "Record, keep playing; we are listening to you!" Whatever is being said is a record that has been previously taped and it cannot change under any circumstances. The owner' (the Self is not the one speaking, whatever is being said is really a previously recorded tape that is playing and it can never be changed.
