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The Blindness of 'Know-How' The Ego of 'Know-How' Prevents 'Expertise'!
I do not know how to write. I do not even know how to hold a pen. I do not know how to do anything. When one does not know how to do anything related to sansar (the mundane), one is called a Gnani. I am considered abuddha (one who does not use intellect).
Questioner: You call yourself abuddha (without intellect), but to me you seem extremely intelligent (prabuddha).
Dadashri: But I am telling you everything from my own experience. I am seventy years old, but I still do not know how to shave. People think they know how to shave, but that is nothing but egoism. There must be just a few people who know how to shave. Even I realize that I myself have no idea about how properly to hold the razor or angle the blade. I have not become expert at that. As long as you are not an expert, you can only say, you do not know how to do it.
Questioner: You have not seen any benefit in becoming an expert, have you?
Dadashri: It is not a question of benefit, but I am telling you just as it is', and that is that I do not know how to shave. You may wonder how that is possible. To say that you know how, is wrong. It is just egoism. Many do not even know how to use a blade; they cannot even tell whether or not the blade has become dull. Everything continues on with such laxity and ignorance.
