Aptavani 05

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Parmatma's shakti has arisen in You?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: Then what is the problem? For the one for whom this little energy of the Self has arisen, there is the conviction that the total energy lies there waiting to express. When You remain unaffected by someone's insults You will know that, 'Wow! There is so much energy!' Only a small amount has expressed so far. There is still more to come out. You will gradually experience infinite energy.
This 'A. M. Patel' (Dada referring to his relative self) is human too, is he not? Is he not just like you? Man will have everything: what will he not have? But even before any pain arises 'we' lend 'our' support to him by saying, "We are here so why do you worry?' 'We' even tell our neighbor's neighbor (neighbor of Ambalal, any mahatma, or anyone else) that 'we' are with him!' What can be lacking where there is God?
It is right if You speak with separation. You should have the courage of a Kshatriya (the warrior caste). Up until now you were supportless (niradhaar). Writers of scriptures have called that state 'niradhaar'. Now You have the support. Now you should not give your support (to the wrong knowledge) by saying, 'It happened to me'. If you give support to the pain in this way and thus suffer, that suffering will not go away. Is your headache likely to remain or go away if you keep supporting it by saying, 'I have a headache"?
Questioner: It will remain.
Dadashri: It will remain if you support it. This is all a science. You will benefit if You know how to use it. If you are amiss even a little bit, you will be affected. No other harm will come to you, except you will have to experience the suffering.
Questioner: It will discharge with such ashata (painful) intent (bhaav), will it not?
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Dadashri: It has only come in order to be discharged, but what happens is that it obstructs Your bliss by that much, does it not? The experience of the bliss of the Self is obstructed. There is no problem with the ashata-vedaniya; it will discharge for sure.
Converse with the Sufferer of Pain or Pleasure
Therefore, change your method so that your suffering is reduced and consequently the inner happiness will increase, because as the external entanglements increase, inner happiness will be reduced. You have to stand 'Chandubhai' in front of the mirror and pat his shoulder 'like this' and tell him, 'There is you and there is me. For sure there are two of us, are there not? There is no question about it, is there?"
Questioner: No, there are definitely two.
Dadashri: It is also confirmed that this neighbor does not know anything, right? And You are the Knower. The neighbor does not know about the headache. You are the Knower and therefore You say, 'I know the head is hurting. Be patient and it will go down soon.' Then pat his shoulder. You have to take care of the neighbor, do You not? Feed him well with good and tasty food. Tell him, 'Have a meal and go to sleep.' Why must you punish the stomach for someone else's crime?
Questioner: Who is that someone else here?
Dadashri: The entire fault lies with the mind. The poor stomach has to starve because of the restlessness of the mind. Here the mind is the culprit and the stomach is the victim. The fault is of the mind and yet people punish their stomachs. The mind gets out of control when it sees sweets and pastries, then it creates indigestion in the stomach. Then the next day, because of an upset stomach, he has to fast. Then he will fast in the name of religion or whatever else. He has to fast, does he not?