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progress. One should not assess his own spiritual level. It is of use if others do this for him.
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Questioner: What kind of level in the mind are you referring to?
Dadashri: In this very path of liberation, everyone has deduced his or her own spiritual level. And that deduction is completely wrong; there is absolutely no truth in it. Once a person makes the assessment of his or her level, they become stuck there. There is no further spiritual progress.
You are all at a stage where it will not take much to deviate from the path and slip off the main track. Amidst such rampant weaknesses, you need full and thorough understanding in order to progress spiritually towards total enlightenment (purnatva). In all this, first deceit (kapat) must leave.
All the energies are wasting away in pursuit of what is not ours; in the pursuit of the relative; the non-self.
Questioner: And that is the very thing, which is being covered up with kapat.
Dadashri: Yes, that is the very thing that is covered up again. Nothing belongs to us; the real Self, yet one takes side of the non-Self. Hey you! You have already decided (in Gnan Vidhi) that nothing is yours, but even then you become partial towards the non-Self (Chandulal). Then he says, 'oops, I forgot.'
Questioner: Which is it, does he forget or is he still not free from taking the side of the relative self?
Dadashri: He has not become free from taking the side of the relative. He will just say he forgot for that moment but it is not easy to become free from being partial.
So beware, beware all the time; you need to have tremendous awareness.
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Questioner: That is correct. Today the resolution has been made to adhere to the path of liberation. However until one understands with clarity the distinction between the supporting and the obstructing causes of liberation, it seems very difficult to make this 'train' hold a steady course that will end in complete enlightenment.
Dadashri: If you use the word difficult, then you will not be able to achieve anything. Therefore, say 'Dada you have given us such a Vignan - such a spiritual science that indeed there is no difficulty at all!'
'What do I care?' ('Maarey shoo?')
After I gave you this Gnan, did your Atma leave? It never goes away on any given day, does it? What is this Atma like? There is no atma in the worldly life, because the Atma - the Self never experiences hurt. Whereas people get and feel hurt all the time, therefore it cannot be the Atma. The Atma does not feel any insults. If you feel insulted, then it cannot be the Atma. Will you not have to settle the account of your karmic files that are pending? If you walk away with the attitude, 'What do I care?' does it mean that You have become free? Those files will continue the entanglements in their minds, 'Let him go, he is always like that' they will say. Do you think that people will set you free just because you say, 'What do I care?' So become agreeable and blend in.
Questioner: But Dada everyone nowadays take the approach of 'What do I care?'
Dadashri: It is very dangerous for one to say, 'What do I care?' 'Maarey shoo?' 'What do I care?', how can anyone even make such a statement? These words are very inappropriate. 'What do I care?' what kind of a person are you to say something like this? These words 'What do I care?' should not even exist.
