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Aptavani-2
The mind Questioner : Do single sensory organisms (ekindriya jiva), have a mind?
Dadashri : The single-sensed jivas do not have mind, intellect, chit and ego. All living beings blessed with five senses (panchindriya) have a mind. And among the five-sensed beings, the minds in animals and birds are limited. If their minds were beyond this limit, the monkeys would be living in houses. They would bite the policemen, but they have a limited mind.
Questioner : How does the mind develop in the transition from a single-sensed to five-sensed siva (being)?
Dadashri : As one evolves, the veils of ignorance (over the soul) decrease and the light of the soul increases, and hence the jiva (embodied soul) is able to perceive more.
The type of life form is correlated to the intensity of a particular sense development. A three sensory jiva will have a very strong sense of smell. The four sensory jiva will have a very sharp sense of seeing. The being with intense auditory perception is a five sensed jiva. An ant will know where to find a pot of ghee, even if it is on the rooftop. The ant will know how far it is and where it is. It will figure out the shortest way and go and
need to know who one really is. This Chandulal is a relative soul. Whatever he sees or does, binds tubers of the mind. Thoughts that come to the mind come from these tubers, but the false projection nourishes these tubers and makes them stronger. The mind will show one all kinds of pamphlets. Sometimes it will say, "I will go by bus." Then it will say, "I will go by taxi." What is the nature of the mind? It will show all kinds of 'pamphlets and keep one involved in these thoughts. When the time comes it will show the pamphlets, then it will keep one thinking about the topic at hand and then the intellect (buddhi) will make the decision. "I will definitely go by bus", and then the ego will become involved in it. Everything within; works like a parliament It is difficult to recognize all these different members within. There is an enormous 'family' within. One member' within will tell you, "I want to divorce her", and the other will say, "No, I do not want a divorce." They are both the same and so how will you recognize them?
Path of dissolution of the mind Questioner : What should I do when the mind asks for something new everyday?
Dadashri : Do you want to kill the mind or keep it alive? Questioner : Dada, please take away my mind.
Dadashri : Don't be silly! The mind cannot be removed. If the mind is removed from your body, you become without a mind. Not even the mental hospital would keep you there without a mind, because even mad people have a mind. The mind thrives on new things and so it will ask for it. It is the nature of the mind to seek different things. In one instance it will say, "Marry a Muslim" and in another it will say, "Marry a Hindu." Will you not have to find out the one who is saying all this?
Questioner : Who can explore the mind? Dadashri : The manoyogis (those who practice how to
get it
Nature of the mind Questioner : What is the mind?
Dadashri : The entity that is Chandulal is a false belief (aropit bhaav; a false projection of one's self) so there is a
