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exact vision. The word opinion is completely unnecessary for You. You should have only one opinion and that is, 'There is the Self and five other eternal elements. There is no other opinion. That is how it should be.
Opinions means there is some attachment (raag) or abhorrence (dwesh), otherwise opinions will not be there. Opinions are formed when there is like and dislike.
If you did not like the tea you drank, you will give an opinion that the tea was not good. So you cannot refrain from criticizing the tea. Not only that, but you will also make an intense mental note of it. And in doing so, you also criticize the one who made the tea. It is because you have criticized the tea, that you are now 'married to it. So are you likely to stop drinking tea? No. It is better to have less attachment to anything I am not asking you to let go of the tea or the existing attachments that you have. I am simply saying 'no' to opinions (abhipraya) and the intense mental note (nondha) making. You can eat and drink and do whatever you like. 'We do not keep notes of such things. 'We do not have a problem there. Our Vignan does not raise objections with anything else. There is a tremendous consequence for making intense mental notes (nondha). One has to understand this. The authority of the non-Self reigns where
there is nondha One cannot refrain from making intense mental notes. What is the greatest sign of ignorance? It is that of making intense mental note (nondha). After attaining Gnan, nondha should not remain. Making intense mental notes and the non-Self (pudgal) stand together. The non-Self remains as long as there is nondha; during that time, the non-Self is the authority and not the Self.
That is why 'we' have to say something about nondha
every fortnight or so. 'We have to keep warning everyone. By making intense mental notes, the non-Self comes in power and not the Self. There the Self is powerless.
Intense mental notes and opinion
Questioner: What is the difference between nondha (intense mental note) and (abhipraya) opinion?
Dadashri: There is a difference. Nondha gives rise to the worldly life and opinions give rise to the mind. Intense mental notes give rise to the entire worldly life, the way it was; it rejuvenates the whole tree, all over again.
Questioner: But it is because we make notes that we form opinions, is that not so?
Dadashri: That is true but a nondha is not the same thing as opinion. Opinion is something we give after a nondha is made. We may give opinion of good or bad, but only if we make an intense mental note (nondha) of something. But making a nondha is the biggest mistake. We can deal with opinions.
Opinions give rise to the mind, which you yourself will have to deal with later on. But making nondha gives rise to the worldly life all over again. The one who does not make intense mental notes, will not have to come back to the worldly life.
Questioner: Is the intense mental note made first and then the opinion is the verbal expression of it?
Dadashri: Once a note is made it all falls on the side of the non-Self (the pudgal). The non-Self side starts working and on the other side the Self comes to a halt. The Self is not to be found there.
Questioner: So when we make notes (nondha), is there an opinion that...
Dadashri: There is no problem with an opinion. It is not
