Book Title: Aptavani 09
Author(s): Gnani Purush Dadashri
Publisher: Gnani Purush Dadashri

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________________ After Self-realisation... After attaining Gnan, you have no ego at all. What is the definition of ego? To decide 'I am Chandulal' is ego ahamkar. Now suspicion has arisen over the knowledge 'I am Chandulal.' So now, 'I am not Chandulal,' and 'I am Shuddhatma.' Therefore You are egoless. Questioner: So you consider 'I am Chandulal' as the ego? Dadashri: Yes, that is called ego ahamkar. Questioner: That ego part is gone, but does our abhimaan still remain? Dadashri: Yes, there is no problem with abhimaan. It is a discharge nikali.. You do not have an ego at all. There is no problem with abhimaan. maan and abhimaan are a discharge. Then beyond this there is garva doership and other stock. The main ego is gone but the effect of that ego ahamkar remain, do they not? The root cause is gone but the branches still remain, however they will eventually dry up. Questioner: So is abhimaan the result of the old ego? Dadashri: Yes, abhimaan is a result of the ego. That result remains but the root cause is gone. The ego is gone. When all the results of the ego go away, kevalgnan absolute enlightenment happens. Questioner: But abhimaan is a result of the ego ahamkar, so does kevalgnan come when abhimaan goes away? Dadashri: No, abhimaan is not the only result of ego; there are many other results too. One achieves kevalgnan when they are all gone. Questioner: Then what are the other results of the ego ahamkar? Dadashri: There are many different kinds of results. Questioner: What should we do so that our abhimaan does not cause anyone any difficulty but makes them happy instead?

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