Aptavani 09

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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It is very difficult to achieve the status of the smallest. It is achieved by the one who has a constant awareness about the line of demarcation between the real and the relative with the help of Gnani Purush. He who remains within the Agnas (spiritual directives of the Gnani Purush can attain the status of the smallest: his vision is towards the state of laghutam and the goal is of only that, so he will become that
What is the characteristic of being the smallest? One should know that he has become the smallest when if he is sitting in the car and is asked to get out of the car, is called back to sit in the car, asked to get out again; if this happens nine times over and each time he is not affected, then that is the sign of becoming laghutam.
"To remain in the intent of becoming the smallest; to have laghutam bhaav and to keep the vision of oneness (abheda drashti) is the foundation of Akram Vignan.'
the side, enjoy and take it easy by saying, 'I have no skills'. The Gnani Purush clearly says 'I don't even know how to shave, even at this age!
The one with the ego of having skills doesn't know that his mistakes are buried under the nature's 'factor of safety' and he believes, 'I am so skillful.'
People will keep on doing work as long as there is the ego of being skillful. What is to be done by those without skills? The knowledge of skill has continued on the basis of ego. How can the skill continue where there is no ego or where the ego has ended?
The Gnani Purush repeatedly reiterates that He has no skills but people do not believe it. People say 'Dada knows everything. Then, He says, 'I know about the Self. I know that the 'Soul' is the knower-seer. Whatever the Soul' can see. T can see. I do not know anything else.'
When the other person insists (khench), the Gnani lets go slowly and leaves and moves ahead. If someone insists, and you insist in return, it will hinder your progress. The other person insists according to what he 'sees, therefore, where is he at fault?
The one who wants to attain final liberation, the world will call him crazy; the world will beat him up and throw him out. Yet, he should accept defeat and sit down. The way of the Gnanis is to win the world by letting others win! Therefore, in this world, it is worth learning how to be defeated. Only then, he can be free from this world. Otherwise, he who is trying to win is considered as defeated. This research of the Gnani is worth adopting
Gnani Purush Himself has become abuddha (intellectfree; without any use of intellect), whereas the world is trying to become intelligent or making attempts to be called intelligent!
Dadashri
The worldly life has been created from the ego of being the biggest and with the ego of becoming the smallest it comes to an end.
The race in the race-course starts when one enters the race to become number one. In the intent to come last, there is no race.
While running the race to become number one, everyone dies panting while the prize is awarded only to one.
Criticism (teeka) and competitiveness (spardha) are some of the manifestation of the ego. Everyone is undergoing the effects of their own karma, how can anyone be criticized? To criticize means to ruin your own self.
The one with the ego of having skills and the know-how will get exhausted in this worldly race. Instead, one can sit on