Aptavani 09

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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get rid of all my faults, I want to attain final liberation (moksha) only,' one can be free from deceit.
As long as any sweetness is experienced in worldly interaction, the uninterrupted awareness as the Self cannot prevail. Bitterness is not objectionable. With sweetness there will be interruptions and dozing in the awareness of the Self.
not to object to it and to rely only upon the right vision. Everyone will speak according to what they understand but you should rely only on the right vision.
No matter what worldly obstructions may arise in the path of liberation, Akram Vignan is such and its path is such that one can surmount all of them. If one says, 'it is difficult...it is difficult, then it will become difficult for him.
Having met the Gnani Purush, one's train for liberation is on the main line to the final destination of liberation. But, if some
point-man' comes across on the way, there is no guarantee of staying on course. The whole track may change! The 'pointman' talks in such a way that you will not even know that the track has been switched.
'Why should I care?' is one statement that should not be uttered by anyone. Saying this creates separation. Where 'what do I care, what is it to me?' exists, one should do pratikraman and turn it around. The one who says, 'What do I care?' has become (nispruha), rejecting attitude. This is a grave danger for the Self.
One has to ensure; be continuously aware that the path to final liberation is not missed.
The seeker will realize that the track changed when the Gnani Purush alerts him. Then, analyzing minutely, he will recognize where the change started, what happened, who did it, on what ground it happened and which intense insatiable greed (lalacha) within led to this, and when easiness (nirakudata) left and when did uneasiness (akudata) set in. All this has to be known in the awareness (jagruti). The one whose worldly interaction (vyavahar) becomes unsteady, will become shaky in the Self (nischaya).
Progress is made when one is not swayed by anything that has no relation with the goal of liberation. This prevents the switching of the 'tracks, and ensures spiritual progress. Stick to only the talk that liberates. Any talk that sways from this goal and the right vision should not be allowed to enter the mind. The Gnani is not so guileless (bhoda). He will not be distracted if someone were to try to change the track.
Where there is deceit (kapat), there is guilelessness (bhodpan). Believing anything negative about anyone to be true is guilelessness. The remedy for this is to listen dramatically (to pretend to listen earnestly while really listening only superficially),
The path to final liberation is missed if one asks, 'what were they saying about me when I was gone?' Let people say whatever they want to about you. Such questions come up only if one has deceit (kapat). To engage in such a practice is to hide the Self.
It is considered a grave disease to eavesdrop in order to catch something being said about you. The world will talk if you are at fault, so why should there be any objection? If anyone speaks negatively about you, let him, it is of benefit to you. You need to remain strong. Even a small mistake in this matter can create terrible problems. The deceit in you leads the mind to secretly listen in on other people's conversation.
If you happen to listen to what others are saying about you, it will disrupt your sanity. The one talking might have said it casually without much thought, but look how it ruins your mind and sleep.