Aptavani 06

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Dadashri: That is all mechanical. Mechanical means without active and alert attentiveness of the real Self (upayog) and a task which occurs with upayog is called awareness.
There are two levels of awareness (upayog). One is auspicious, good (shubha upayog) and the other is pure (shuddha upayog), which is the awareness as the Self. Pure upayog is not to be found anywhere in the world. There is auspicious (good) - inauspicious (bad) level of awareness (shubha-ashubha upayog). Some people have impure awareness (ashuddha upayog). Ashuddha and ashubha, that is, impure and inauspicious awareness, respectively, are not considered upayog. Only the pure and auspicious awareness (shuddha and shubha upayog) are considered upayog. Ashuddha and ashubha are all mechanical and not really considered awareness (upayog). Shubha upayog is only fractional awareness in which a person has awareness of what is beneficial in this life and the coming life.
others, but his awareness does not go beyond the current event. If every activity is carried out with awareness, then it will benefit the next life. Otherwise, all he does goes into 'sleep state,' that is to say it goes to waste because of unawareness. All donations he gives go into sleep, unawareness. Otherwise, even a donation of four pennies given with awareness is more than enough! When a person gives a donation with the desire of wanting fame and recognition in return, it all goes into 'sleep' -unawareness. The one who gives a donation for the benefit of his future life is considered to be relatively 'awake.' One should have awareness of benefit-harm (hita-ahita) to the self. How is it awareness when he gives donations but has no clue about his next life?
If one only understands every word, its meaning, its precise definition, then his work will be done; such are the words of the enlightened beings called Vitarag Lords.
Pure Awareness in Worldly Life
What do you have to do after you attain Self-realization, knowledge of the Self?
You now have to maintain awareness (upayog). Until now you never had the direct, pure awareness of the Self. You were dancing' according to your relative-self (prakruti) and then you claimed, 'I danced! I made the donation! I did this...I did that. I did so much service!' Now You have attained the Self, so You have to be in that direct, pure awareness of the Self. You have become the Self (a purush) and the relative-self (prakruti) has been separated and disconnected. However, the prakruti is not going to refrain from doing its part; it is not going to let go. And You, the purush, have to remain in purusharth; be the Self. It means You have to do the purusharth. You have to remain within the Agnas, the special directives that the Gnani Purush has given you; remain in Your upayog, in the awareness as the Self.
What does upayog mean? When you are out walking and there are dogs, cats and donkeys passing by but you see them
People generally have some awareness in matters of their own home, business and some other matters, but their awareness is limited to this much. In all other matters they are 'asleep, however, in reality this awareness is still 'mechanical.'
When can a person become free from being 'mechanical,' being unaware? When he becomes constantly aware of both what is beneficial (hita) and what is harmful (ahita) for his self.
Questioner: But, Dada, this benefit-harm is a worldly thing, is it not?
Dadashri: It is not like that. There is some awareness when one is on a path where one does everything good and positive for others (shubha marg). But when is that so? It is only if that leads to that which is auspicious and beneficial in this as well as the next life; only then is it called awareness. Otherwise, a person may be making a donation or giving his service to