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Dadashri: There is nothing to be done Our Gnan is to know janvanoo. I am not the taster of garvaras.' One has to maintain the awareness laksha of who he is. There is nothing to be done there, is there?
Our Gnan is such that garvaras will not be tasted and if it does get tasted, then he will do instant pratikraman. If at any time, due to past habits, if the tendencies vrutti move in that direction, then it will immediately uproot them. Therefore who have taken Gnan, our mahatmas, do not taste y garvaras. Others do beccuse they have not found the right path yet.
Garavata: stuck in worldly pleasures
Questioner: Then the word garavata is used by Krupaludev. Please explain the word garavata in detail.
Dadashri: What do you call garavata? What does garavata mean? It is a different thing. humans have garavata and so do cows and buffalos. All humans, even our mahatmas, have garavata. Even now people are submerged in garavata.
Now what is garavata? If you want to personally witness garavata let me give you an example. Usually there are ditches of fetid water near factories. These ditches are full of wastewater from the factories. Because of the saltiness of the water, the soil inside the ditch breaks down to mud. There is a small amount of pitch-black water and mud about two feet deep in it. In order to escape the hot summer sun, the water buffalos look for trees or other things to cool down. Water buffalos are more warmblooded than cows therefore they cannot tolerate as much sun. Cows and goats can tolerate it. So a water buffalo looks to see 'is there a cool place anywhere?' Don't people do the same too? They look for an air-conditioned room. So when the buffalo sees water in the ditch, it goes in it and when it finds mud in there, it makes itself comfortable in the ditch.
So the buffalo goes and sits in it. On a hot day, the water gets warm but the mud inside remains cool. The buffalo sits in it peacefully. When it sits in it, the mud rises and covers the buffalo like a coat. It's whole body feels as if it has been placed in a refrigerator. The mud covers it completely up to its neck, leaving only its head exposed. Only its neck is sticking out and it looks around. Because of the coolness of the mud, it feels as if it is
