Aptavani 09

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Some people say that they employ deceit and deception out of fear, but fear of what? The one with the fault will have fear, is that not so?
He who has the intense burning desire and craving for liberation will not be touched by any hindrances in the path of liberation
I know is the biggest hindrance in the path of liberation! It causes death of the Self. 'I know' brings on intoxication that is very difficult to remove! The face of the one without the intoxication of 'I know' is attractive. The rising of the belief of 'I know after Gnan is tremendous lack of awareness.
If one attempts to solve problems with the attitude of 'I know, it will only complicate matters further
If sweetness prevails in 'I know, it will sprout. There, one should erase it quickly, as soon as it sprouts, pluck it out. Otherwise, this ailment will grow and it will ruin the awareness of the Self.
All the danger signals in the path to liberation should be known from the Gnani Purush. Then only, will the safe-side be maintained. Otherwise, there is no telling where the ship' will end up
The law is: the one who wants to attain only liberation will always find the correct path. 8. Awareness (jagruti) : Desire to be worshipped
(poojavani kaamna) By matching our understanding with the Gnani's understanding, we walk parallel to Him. If we don't, there is no telling when the path to liberation will change direction. On the path to final liberation, not a single degree of an individual's own understanding will work. One has been wandering around life after life because he has not attained the right understanding.
The answer to a seeker's question can only be given to his satisfaction and full resolution, if the ego of the one answering the questions is completely gone. Even the discharge ego has to leave completely. The speech that accepts all viewpoints and does not hurt anyone to the slightest extent will not come forth as long as one tastes the sweet juice of doer-ship (garvaras). Thus, there should not be any ego or intellect in the speech that comes forth. People will not get any benefit if the ego of the one trying to preach is not gone. It will feel good to the listener's ear, so he will praise the preacher but it will cause a terrible loss to the preacher. The ego will take all the credit and divert him from the path of liberation.
In the path of Akram Vignan the Gnani Purush shows the "red light' (danger signal) to those who want to be preachers (updeshak). Dadashri gives this 'red signal': 'If as much as a hair of our' knowledge is told to people, people will flock; people have not seen such bliss, they have not heard anything like this, therefore, they will flock here! But the ego that is sitting inside will laugh.' If you want to achieve completion (the absolute state of the Soul), don't show your immaturity by answering when anyone asks questions.
The fire is covered under the ashes. As long as the intellect has not been eradicated, as long as the ego has not been eradicated, as long as worldly desires are not eradicated and as long as there are thoughts of sexual pleasure (vishaya), there is no predicting when that fire will ignite. Unless the kashayas and vishaya that have been covered up are eradicated, preaching to people is very dangerous and risky.
One will not be able to find his mistakes as long as one is partial to his own self. Partiality towards the relative self will keep one in illusion and perpetuate the illusion. When the force of karma unfolds, one becomes absorbed in it, the awareness Gagruti) is blocked and the application of knowledge (upayog)