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Dadashri: Yes, it does. But the external worldly work still remains, no? In this respect our mahatmas fall short; the Gnan is not useful in bringing the solution to the worldly task at hand. Our mahatmas lack this common sense. He (mahatma, one who has received the knowledge of the Self) marries a young woman, but does not know how to interact with her, and settle the relationship with equanimity. Even these sadhus, and acharyas (spiritual masters of the kramik path) would run away on the third day, if they were made to marry a woman! Why? They simply have no knowledge of how to deal with a woman.
Questioner: The one with common sense will lose with reference to this Gnan, because he will be preoccupied with worldly interactions, no?
Dadashri: That is not called common sense. That is simply the result of selfish intent. Such worldly interaction is one sided. The common sense is that which is applicable everywhere, has 360 degrees of applicability. Such a person is not an expert in any specific task or matter.
Questioner: But the expert's expertise is in worldly interactions (vyavaharikta), no?
Dadashri: The expert's involvement is in one or two worldly tasks only. In other matters he has no expertise. In other matters he may have zero expertise. The one with common sense does not have a zero in any matter.
Questioner: Dada, is there any connection between common sense and Gnan?
Dadashri: The only connection is that the Gnan is selfless. The one who is going to attain Gnan has arrived at the stage of selflessness. After attaining Gnan, both the Gnan and the common sense, blossom. Otherwise there is no connection between Gnan and common sense. All of you here (mahatmas) have Gnan, no? It is because of the lack of any selfish intent, selflessness that both the common sense and Gnan continue to bloom in you. And the one who is selfish, his common sense becomes one sided and the Gnan will not blossom at all.
Questioner: But the worldly interactions ability vyavaharikta will improve for the one who has a selfish interest?
