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Questioner: What if we feel sleepy?
Dadashri: Then you should sit up again. You have to spend the entire twenty-four hours in constant awareness. The Atma will be completely separated if you did just one agiyaras like this.
Questioner: This is difficult to do.
Dadashri: If you make a firm decision (nischay), you will be able to do it. If your decision (nischay) is there, along with my power and energy of words (vachanbud) you will definitely be able to do it.
Questioner: If we want to fast, do we need your agna (permission) for it?
Dadashri: I do not give people such agna (permission) to fast. But if you want to fast, then you should make a firm decision (nischay), then come to me for my agna and then go ahead and do it. Through the agna and with my vachanbud (power of the Gnani's words), your work will be done.
Questioner: If you are not here in Mumbai and I want to do a fast, should I take the agna from your picture?
Dadashri: Yes, there is not a problem in you taking the agna first before you do it. I will be present if you call for me, but you do not know how to call me!
Questioner: I understand about the karmendriya (five organs of action) and the gnanendriya (the five senses of knowledge), but what about the mind, Dada? Doesn't it just wander around?
Dadashri: Let it wander around. Just do not give it any food; starve it. Even if it jumps around or settles down, just do not feed it. Do not give your hands any ‘food”. Do not give food to your eyes. On that day, you should just sit and not ‘feed your
