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Questioner: The Jivatma (embodied Self) comes back after death, does it not?
Dadashri: It does not come back for non-Indians but yours does. That much grace of God is upon you. It enters another body the moment one dies. It is not really true that it does not return for the non-Indians, but their belief is that when they die, that is the end for them. In reality, it does come back but they do not understand that. They do not accept reincarnation.
Questioner: What should we do if an occasion arises when someone is kidnapping our sister or wife? Should we remain vitarag? Should we just be the Gnata-Drashta (Knower-Seer)?
Dadashri: Where is it in your control? It is a discharging effect of karmas. Anything can occur at that time. You may end up shouting all kinds of abuse. If that were the case for 'us', 'we' would remain vitarag. You are not capable of remaining so. You will be shaken by that.
Questioner: Despite having the time and the desire (to progress spiritually), why are we overcome with laziness?
Dadashri: There are two kinds of people; those who are lazy in their work and those who are restless in their work. Even those who are restless do not attain anything. It is good to have normality.
You just have to scold 'Chandubhai': 'Why are you being lazy? You are wasting time unnecessarily. You can scold 'Chandubhai' but you cannot send him to jail or make him fast. Eat, drink and enjoy but You can scold him.
Questioner: We have to do the work that comes to us, do we not?
Dadashri: It will automatically get done. You do not have
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to pamper it. But if you insist, 'No, but I have to watch over everything, don't I?' then it will take you over. Your work will get done. You simply have to 'see' everything and it will get done in an orderly manner. There are so many scientific circumstantial evidences that You do not have to worry about anything. All you need is an inner intent that you want to remain pure in all worldly interactions (adarsha vyavahar). Your worldly interaction should not become ruined. If it becomes spoilt, then You should settle it with equanimity.
Questioner: What do You mean when You say, 'the Gnan has not been digested'; what are the characteristics of that?
Dadashri: Not digested means 'indigestion'.
Questioner: What should one do to prevent that? What are the signs of 'indigestion"? Is it possible for one to get 'indigestion' after taking your Gnan?
Dadashri: It happens to only some, not everyone. What do we mean by "indigestion' of Gnan? It is when one becomes biased towards one side; when one falls short in his worldly interactions. For example, when one does not go to college and if he does, he does not pay attention and he keeps saying, 'I am a pure Self...I am a pure Self, that is 'indigestion'. When it is not considered 'indigestion"? It is when he is complete in his worldly interactions (vyavahar), he does not neglect worldly interaction (vyavahar). One has to meet all worldly obligations and all those obligations are mandatory (farajiyat). So it is pointless having such negative inner intent (bhaav) in that which is mandatory.
Questioner: If everyone is a pure Self, does that not create disturbances in the way the world works?
Dadashri: There would be no direction or management if everyone were Shuddhatma. One has to gradually become
