Aptavani Shreni 04

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust

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INTRODUCTION
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Awakened Awareness
One is the Atma (Self) and is capable of illuminating the entire universe. As the Self, one has infinite energy (anant shakti). Even so, all the helplessness, suffering, pain and insecurity are experienced by the ‘self'. How unusual is this! What is the reason for it? It is because, one is not aware of the Self (swaroop), One's own energy (shakti; power), and the realm (satta) of the Self. Once the Self becomes awakened (jagrut), there prevails the bliss of the ‘Owner' of the entire universe.
The whole world is entrapped in asleep to the Self (bhaavnindra). The lack of awareness, as to what is beneficial and what is harmful in this world, and in the world hereafter: anger, pride, deceit, greed; disputes, and worries, are all perpetuated because of the prevailing bhaavnindra. Whereas the whole world is preoccupied with the pleasures of the nonSelf complex (pudgal), the Gnani is in the state of the awareness of the Self, and in the bliss of the Self (Atmaramanata). Perfect awareness is the absolute knowledge (Kevalgnan), when the awareness reaches one hundred percent, absolute knowledge arises.
Awareness (jagruti) is truly the mother of liberation (moksha). As the awareness about the worldly life increases, one realizes its meaningless futility. Ultimately this results in the highest dispassion towards all worldly pleasures (vairagya). And the one who has reached the height of awareness of the knowledge of the senses, is not divisive as a result of differences of opinions with anyone, but is 'everywhere adjustable.'
However, the birth of anger, pride, deceit, greed (kashaysinner enemies) only occurs in the absence of awareness. The one who has no awareness of kashays is very much in an ignorant state. The one, who is aware of them, is slightly alert.
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