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Aptavani-2
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Aptavani-2
Questioner : What is the definition of aparadha?
Dadashri : Viradhana occurs without one's active awareness and desire, and aparadha occurs with one's active intent and plan.
Questioner : How is that, Dada?
Dadashri : If someone is upset and does not wish to let go (if he has tant, link of enmity), he is likely to do aparadha. Even though he knows that viradhana is something he should not do, he does it all the same. If you do viradhana even though you know you should not do it, it is considered aparadha. The person doing viradhana will be freed but not the one doing aparadha. Those who have very intense ego would end up doing aparadha. Under such circumstance, you should tell your the relative-self, "You are mad. You walk around with such useless ego. Others do not know, but I know where you are and what you are like in certain situations. You are mad." You have to come up with some kind of a solution. You have to make the necessary adjustments in order to settle the matter. Where will it end up if you only multiplied (misadjust, create kashays)?
Therefore you need to 'divide. The addition and subtraction is dependent upon nature, whereas the multiplying and dividing is in your own hands. If you have multiplied (aggression through kashays) by seven through your ego, then you should divide (pratikraman) by seven too, so no remainders are left.
Questioner: How can an aparadha that has occurred be cleansed?
Dadashri : It is cleansed when tears well up in your eyes in the presence of the Gnani.
Questioner : What does it depend on?
Dadashri : You do not have to concern yourself with all that. It is all dependants upon the nimit. Crying will make one
feel light. It takes away the entire load.
Questioner : Why do I not pause and think before committing an aparadha?
Dadashri : Because it is like a very heavy waterfall when it happens. One cannot cheat where natural law and order is
involved. These maharaj (priest) do their rosary. Are you still turning the rosary after so many life times? Do you not have a rosary of inner awakening within you? Here he is doing Move bead! Another one, move bead! Another one, move bead!' (Mechanical action of addressing the bead of the rosary as it moves on the finger). If you ask a maharaj why he is doing the rosary, he will tell you, "My guru did the same thing which is why I am doing it.
If you have taken a vow to turn the rosary beads forty times everyday and if you are in a hurry one day, then ask for forgiveness from whomever you have taken the vow. Tell him, "Today, I was able to turn the rosary thirty-five times, so excuse me for not doing five turns." That will suffice, but instead what people do is that they rush in order to finish doing it forty times. You cannot cheat in trying to count the number of times you turn it. Every religion uses rosary. It is practiced even in the Muslim religion. This practice is established to focus and still the chit in one place. Until you attain the rosary of the chit (awakened to the Self), there is a need for the wooden rosary. After receiving Gnan from 'us", the rosary of 'Shuddhatma' starts to turn and therefore there is no need for any other rosary: then your work is done. Then whatever is in the prakruti has to be emptied. The role in the drama has to be performed and finished.
If you had to count money fast, you will not do so. You will count it very methodically and you will count it over and
