Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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And with body yoga, one can never attain bliss of nirvikalp samadhi i.e. the bliss of the absolute unaffected state; the bliss of the Self. Those with vikalp i.e. the belief of 'I am Chandulal' can never attain the state of nirvikalp. Only the Omniscient One (sarvagnya) who has the experience of the Soul can help others attain the state of the Self! Only a lit lamp can light all other lamps.
What is ekagrata (concentration)? Why is it necessary to do concentration? It is meant for those whose minds have become restless, unsteady and vagrant (vyagrata). What is the benefit to the Self in doing so? These laborers, do they need to practice concentration? The Gnani Purush also does not need to practice concentration. When one applies the 'medicine' of concentration on his affliction of restlessness, where is the benefit to the Self in it?
When one does meditation, what should he meditate on? Without knowing the dhyeya (the goal), what can he meditate upon? If he has an imaginary goal, how can he reach it?
What is samadhi (sam-adhi = deep meditation and oneness with the Self)? Is it samadhi when one closes his nostrils and practices bodily exercises? No. That is called 'handle samadhi'. It will work as long as one cranks the 'handle' but its effect goes away later. Can moksha be attained with this kind of samadhi? Real samadhi is one that prevails in spite of all routine activities of walking, talking etc. Even when one is fighting, the samadhi that prevails is the real and exact samadhi. It is true samadhi when one is not affected by mental, physical or externally induced distress.
What is the mind? The mind can be known only by the Gnani Purush. Revered Dadashri, who always remained separate from the mind, remained as the knower-seer of the mind, has opened to the world, the exact science of the mind. The mind is made of knots or tubers. When the external and inner
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circumstances arise, the tuber in the mind will erupt and sprout. The 'sprouting' of this tuber is the beginning of thought. Thoughts come and go. The Self is the knower-seer of thoughts. The mind is the object to be known and the Self is the knower of the mind. Some people say. "Take away my mind". If the mind is removed, one will become absent minded. The mind is needed in order to attain moksha. The mind is like a boat. Without that 'boat', how can one cross over to the shore of Moksha when living in the worldly ocean? Some people say it is the mind that wanders. The mind never wanders outside the body. What wanders is the chit.
Intellect (buddhi) is the light of the non-self,; it is indirect light. The light of the Self is the direct light. The Self illuminates both the Self and the non-self. What is the definition of intellect?
'Knowledge of all the subjects of the world, is included in the intellect, because it is knowledge associated with the ego and knowledge without ego, is Gnan.' Dadashri
Where there shines the sun of knowledge (Gnan), why would there be a need for a lamp of the intellect?
The nature of the intellect (buddhi) is to cause inner turmoil. The Gnani is without intellect; He has no intellect at all! When the intellect ends, simultaneously the state of absolute enlightenment arises with all its glory.
The chit is the inner component of the non-self and has the attributes of knowledge and vision. It is the one that wanders around without a ticket! While sitting here, the chit shows you an actual photo of any place that you have seen before. Pure knowledge+ pure vision to pure chit and that is the pure Soul; that is the Shuddhatma. Impure knowledge+ impure vision= impure chit. The world is immersed in the infinite chit. Sages are in a state of 'many chit', and the Gnani Purush and the Sat Purush (those who have knowledge of the Self) are in 'one chit'.
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