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

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________________ for A. M. Patel, and He (the Lord) does take care of everything, no? The 'Iness' that was there, left with the departure of the ego. Otherwise, the ego is not such that it will leave. The separation exists only as long as there is the 'I-ness' potapanu and until then the Lord stays away. The Lord is with you as soon as you let go of the 'I-ness." Why don't you let it go? It is so easy! If you let go of the 'I-ness', then God Himself will take care of everything for you. You will not have to do anything if you let go of the 'I-ness'. Who do you know as 'Dada Bhagwan' in this? The one you see sitting infront of you is a 'public trust' called A. M. Patel. And people take him to satsang wherever they can, whenever the circumstance arises because there is no sense of 'I-ness' of 'ours' within. What has Srimad Rajchandra said about a Gnani Purush? The Gnani Purush is the One who does not have even the slightest inclination spruha. He has no begaary bhikha of any kind. He has no beggary for giving updesh spiritual discourse, has no beggary for disciples. He has no beggary to change anyone for the better. He has no garva doership, no garavata wallowing in worldly pleasures, no 'I-ness' potapanu. All of the above is included in 'I-ness'. In this world there is not a single man that does not have a sense of 'Iness' potapanu. It is a different matter when we talk about the universe; there we have the tirthankaras. But as far as this world is concerned, there is no one without 'I-ness'. Only those who have fallen short of attaining the tirthankara sate are free of 'I-ness' in this world. Gnani does not have 'I-ness' What are the attributes and qualities of the one without 'I-ness'? What does it mean to have no 'I-ness' potapanu? It you were to tell a Gnani Purush, 'Let us go to Mumbai today,' he will not say, 'No'. If people take him to Mumbai, he will go like a 'piece of baggage' and he will return to Ahmedabad like a piece of baggage. So he does not have 'I-ness'. If people ask 'us', 'Dadaji when shall we go? 'We' tell them, 'Whenever it suits you.' 'We'do not say anymore. So when they take this as a piece of baggage, there is nothing wrong in it. 'We' tell them, 'Son take when it suits you', because 'we' do not have any 'I-ness'. Do you think anyone who has

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