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Aptavani-2
Questioner: 'I am a pure Soul' and then I see 'Dada'.
Dadashri : After 'We' have given you knowledge of the Self, how long does that awareness last?
Questioner : It remains constantly, Dada.
Dadashri : The awareness, 'I am Shuddhatma' is the only thing of ours. The Self is the only thing that cares for you. No one will ask to see how you are doing at night and no one will get up for you if you ask for some water; you will have to get it yourself. If you ask for water, the one who was sleeping will get up, but another who was awake will not. 'We' (Dadashri and the awakened Lord within) constantly see all these karmic accounts at a time. This worldly life is an absolute betrayal; no one can ever be yours.
Dadashri : How many children do you have, dear lady? Questioner: I have four children.
Dadashri : So where are your children from your past life?
Questioner : Dada, how can we know that?
Dadashri : In every past life, one has suffered a horrible beating but he forgets it and continues to suffer new beatings. He leaves behind his children from the past life and clings to the ones of this life.
actions) human beings were 'fragrant'. Those left behind; the rejects from that time cycle passed on to Dwaparyug (subsequent time cycle of moral deterioration and decreased purity). The rejects of that time cycle went on to Tretayug (subsequent time cycle of progressive deterioration) and the rejects of Tretayug are now to be found in this Kaliyug (no unity in thoughts, speech or actions). Mostly everyone left behind is a reject from the previous eras. Their food, intellect and thoughts reflect this as well. What possible happiness can you find here? Instead just withdraw into the cave of your Shuddhatma (the pure Soul: your real Self) and remain superfluous (superficial) in your interactions of worldly life. What kind of happiness are you likely to find where everything just reeks? In the absence of Self-realization, there is nothing but intense suffering everywhere you look. If you are Self-realized then just remain in your abode (cave) and remain superficial in your worldly relationships. If you interact with people who are very nice to you, and respect you, call you for tea and snacks, you will fall spiritually because of attachment. Thus without any reason you will lose time away from the Self.
If something was truly yours', it could never be taken away from you and whatever is taken away from you was never yours to begin with. Even if you have just one son, he will not remain yours.
Is there anyone in this world worth having attachment (moha) for? How can you have attachment for those who 'smell'? Would you feel attracted to a mango that smells? During the time of satyug (time cycle of purity in thoughts, speech and
All the people that you meet in this life are your accounts from past life. These people are like the birds that sit together on a tree and then fly away in different directions. Ultimately the body is going to burn in a funeral pyre, is it not? The Chakravarti (emperor) kings left behind their thirteen hundred queens, their entire empire and all the luxuries in a heartbeat to run after a Gnani. And yet today, one cannot leave his queen. What is more, the 'queens' of this Kaliyug will attack you first thing in the morning, "Why the heck do you need to drink tea in the moming?"
This world in fact is a furnace in which 'potatoes' (human beings) are being roasted from all sides.
If there were any happiness in it, you would read in the
