Aptavani 06

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Aptavani-6
[8] The Initial Culprit is the Intellect
Questioner: Which part of the antahkaran is affected first? (Antahkaran - the inner functioning complex of the mind, intellect, chit and ego.)
Dadashri: The intellect (buddhi) is affected first. There is no effect if the buddhi is not present.
Questioner: During difficult circumstances, what part beyond the antahkaran is affected?
Dadashri: Beyond the antahkaran, nothing is affected.
Questioner: Is it affecting the one who believes, 'I am Chandulal' (pratishthit atma)?
Dadashri: That is the relative or charged self (pratishthit atma). Anger, pride, deceit, greed, and the mind, intellect, chit, ego are all in the antahkaran; it is all called the pratishthit arma.
Questioner: Then why is there a separation made between the pratishthit atma and the antahkaran?
Dadashri: It has not been stated so. Anything other than the pure Soul (Shuddhatma) is all pratishthit atma. Then, if you ask further, do 'we' not have to say that the antahkaran is separate, the sense organs are separate, the mind is separate, etc.?
Questioner: If the intellect (buddhi) is affected, then does that effect (asar) not reach the mind?
Dadashri: From the intellect, it reaches the mind. There would be no effect if there were no intellect in the middle.
"We are not affected at all because 'we' do not have intellect (buddhi is the indirect light of the Self; it flows through the medium of the ego). "We have all kinds of old past life internal tendencies (mathuras) within which tell 'us' all kinds of things. But there would be a problem only if there is intellect to receive their message. Once the intellect (buddhi) accepts it, the mind seizes it and then it becomes restless.
Questioner: Once the buddhi accepts it, who keeps mulling it over?
Dadashri: The buddhi accepts and then it reaches the mind. It is the mind that becomes restless and it is also the mind that mulls over it repeatedly. The mind is contradictory. One moment it will take you there and the next moment it will take you to another corner. It will keep stirring things over and over and causes a storm within. The Demarcation between the Intellect and
Pragnya Questioner: How can we know whether this has been done by the direct light of the Self (pragnya) or by intellect? What are the definitions of intellect and pragnya? If a conversation happens, then it is said that intellect has become active and has arisen, so what is intellect?
Dadashri: That which causes uneasiness and restlessness (ajampo) is the intellect (buddhi). There is no uneasiness or restlessness in pragnya. When you experience the slightest of uneasiness or restlessness, realize that it is the intellect at work. Even when you do not want to use the intellect, is gets used. It does not let you sit in peace. It makes you emotional. You should tell the intellect, 'Listen Madam Intellect, you need to retum to your own home. Now I do not have any dealings with