Aptavani 09

Author(s): Gnani Purush Dadashri
Publisher: Gnani Purush Dadashri

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ego. This ego is definitely there and it makes one taste the sweet juice of doership garvaras. When someone says, 'you did well'; one tastes the sweetness of the doer-ship right away. This will cause your fall later on! Gnan exists where there is no difference between the bitter and the sweet.
In satsang, the explanations to anyone's questions should not be given by anyone other than the Gnani Purush. Only simple and natural talks are allowed, but the slightest weight given to the self, will lead to the rising of the poison which will kill the self.
The kashayas that were lying dormant are eradicated by the increasing awareness. The one in whom awareness has taken hold, should should take advantage of the awareness by doing samayik and pratikraman introspective repentance, to annihilate the faults.
There is great fun in walking behind as Dada as His child. Dada will pick you up if you become Dada's child whereas, if you your ego expresses like a grown up, then you have to walk by your self and wander around! And then you will turnaround after getting slapped around.
The intense greed to be worshipped is a terrible disease, it is suicidal; someone will bow to you and then it will become a habit.
The Self is already revered by all and one is trying to get his body that is going to become ashes worshipped! Liberation is prevented because of this disease.
When one creates a path that is slightly independent from Gnani's, one enters into a terrible maze. Once it is told that you should follow behind the Gnani, how can you afford to have a diversion? How can this risk be taken? In the end, it will cause a terrible fall!
Whatever comes across as a hindrance in the path to liberation should be quickly plucked and thrown out. Then only can one stay on the goal. If the goal is set for liberation but the intentions are impure, one will lose the goal. That which makes one lose the goal is the enemy.
When one want liberation, one has to become so strong and decided that come what may, let whatever happen to this body, be so, but I will not