Aptavani 05

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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'Jo tu jiva toh karta hari; jo tu Shiva toh vastu khari. If you are mortal then God is the doer, if you are Self
realized then it is the right state.' No living being has the energy and power (shakti) to do anything! What have they become 'doer' of? In fact one is a 'doer' of swa-parinaam (the state of the Self). So can anyone ever be a 'doer' of par-parinaam (the state of the non-Self)? From the time of a man's birth to death, everything he does is mandatory (farajiyat) and that is all a state of par-parinaam (the non-Self). In all this the belief, 'I am the doer', is the seed of the next life.
The Relative Self and the Real Self
In the state of ignorance (agnan) the self (vyavahar atma; the worldly self) is the doer of discharge karmas (dravya karmas) in that which is essentially anupcharik (that which cannot be changed and is happening) vyavahar. With such a worldly interaction one is a doer of discharging karmas (dravya karmas). And after Self-realization the resultant state is forever that of the Self (swa-parinaam). In this state, the Self does not become vikrut (spoilt). Indeed if one were to become spoilt, then everything would change and that would be the end of everything. If you can understand only this much, your work will be accomplished.
One believes, 'I am the doer.' Hey you! Where are you in all this? This is all moving and changing (sachar); it is a *mechanical' self. The One within is motionless and unchanging (achar); it is the Shuddhatma (the pure Self). The external part is the prakruti (the relative or the non-Self complex which comprises the mind, speech and body) and it is the moving part, and the motionless part within is the Self. People are trying to make still that which is inherently constantly in motion. The prakruti is by nature restless. This world is such that it can never be forgotten even for a moment.
Wrong Belief of Doership One knows all the scriptures and is familiar with them, but what is he ignorant of? The Self! He has come to know everything but he remains ignorant of the Self. His very belief is, 'If only I do it, then it will get done. What is he saying? Hey you! Go sit on coals! It will get done on its own. Will a person not automatically get blisters if he sits on coals? On the contrary, in knowing everything else (other than the Self), the ego increases!
The doer is subject to bondage of karmas. Anything and everything one has done is all bondage. Whether it is renouncing (tyaag) or acquiring (grahan); it is all bondage. Whatever you have taken, you will have to give back and whatever you have given, you will have to take back. You may let go of money you lent to someone but you will have to accept the effect of renouncing; when it comes.
Questioner: The aim of all scriptures is to experience the Self, is it not? Then why does that not happen? Why does the egoism increase?
Dadashri: The increase in egoism is fine because it is a development of one sort. The final degree in college is that of Ph.D., but not everyone seeking it becomes qualified. Everyone develops slowly, that is fine too. Even the increasing ego is fine. Amidst all these, those two to four who are in the final grade meet a Gnani Purush and pass. Until then, this is how they continue to develop
First, the ego arises. The ego of people outside India is natural and spontaneous (sahaj). What is their egoism like? If they have to go somewhere they do egoism of going there, and where they are not supposed to go they do egoism of not going, whereas Indian people will go where they are not supposed to go and where they are supposed to go, they will refuse to go. Ours is vikalpi (excessive, unnatural) egoism. They (non