Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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constantly flows upon my mahatmas and 'us'.
Mataji : Ambama Goddess Ambikadevi means sahaj (natural) prakruti Each goddess has her own rules and they will be pleased if you abide by those rules. 'We are Goddess Ambika's one and only son. If you were to take a message or a note from 'us' to her, she would grant you a favor. If you have a son and a servant, and if that servant remains loyal to you and abides by your every rule, would he not be dear to you? He would be. 'We' have never broken or violated any rules of Goddess Ambikama, Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Lakshmi. 'We always abide by their rules. That is why all the three Goddesses are constantly pleased with 'us'. If you want to please them you too should abide by their laws.
Questioner: What are Goddesses Ambamataji's rules? In my home everyone worships her, but we do not know her rules.
Dadashri : What does Goddess Ambikama stand for? She represents natural prakruti so how can she be pleased with you if you break the natural state of prakruti? This Goddess Ambika is someone unique; she is the Mother Goddess. In Bengal she is called Durgama, but really it is Ambika herself. There are many different names for the Goddess, she is a powerful Goddess. She is the entire prakruti herself. If the prakruti becomes natural, so will the Self, without doubt. And when the self moves towards becoming natural, so will the prakruti.
Goddess Saraswati Questioner : What are the rules of Goddess Saraswati?
Dadashri : If you abide by all the rules that apply to speech, then Goddess Saraswati will be pleased with you. How
can she be pleased if speech is misused, if lies are spoken, and if deception is employed in speech? When you speak contrary to what you feel inside, or when you do not say exactly as how he feels inside, how can she be pleased? Why is there no power in one's speech nowadays? It is because one has not abided by the rules of speech. Having been born a human, one must have power of speech and power of mind. Power of the body (physical energy) is considered to be animalistic (pashavata), but the power of speech and mind both make the relative self strong. Nowadays the power of speech has disappeared and the mind has become fractured. What kind of power is there in speech today? If a father asks his son to get up, the son will lie down and be awkward. His own son does not obey him. How did the power of speech disappear? It disappeared because it has been misused and abused. If speech is not expended inappropriately (apvyaya), when it is not used for any selfish worldly motives (vibhavik), then it will gain energy (vachanbad).
Deceiving or lying to people is wrong use of speech. There is a big difference between abuse (apvyaya) and misuse of speech (durvyaya). Apvyaya means unfit in every aspects; a person abuses his speech in every thing. When lawyers lie in their testimony for a few rupees, "Yes, I know him very well", it is called apvyaya (abuse).
Misuse (durvyaya) of speech is when one uses it to scare people, animals, tell lies and employ deceit. This is why the power of speech deteriorates. Power of speech can be attained if you speak only the truth and also if you do not insist on the truth. If one lies for selfish purpose the speech and mind will deteriorate. One may well speak the truth but there must be firm intentions for the benefit of others behind it. The power of the speech should be like that of this 'Dada'. If you to tell someone to get up, he will do so right away. The power of Dada's speech is extraordinary. What are four' words like? They are not words of the scriptures; words in the scriptures are inanimate, whereas