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time for satsang, 'we' remember about going to satsang. 'We' also have attachment (raag) for mahatmas. This form of attachment is considered prashasta raag (attachment of the highest kind - it leads to the Self). It does not bind karma, but it does create an account with Mahavideh Kshetra. Everyone has to go to the Lord Simandhar Swami in Mahavideh Kshetra. That is why you should understand about Him and become familiar with Him. That is why I keep making you sing in praise of Him.
Questioner: And what if we keep remembering ‘Dada’?
Dadashri: That is prashasta raag. Prashasta raag makes you vitarag. Such attachment is worth having! One has to remove attachment from everywhere else and place it in this. There is an enormous difference between the attachment for all that leads to the Atma (the Self) and the attachment for the body. The attachment (mamata) for the goal that leads to the Atma (Self), is the attachment for the Atma, which will ultimately give you your liberation.
So many people are like jada (lacking sensitivity; impervious or without care). Even these people do not have the ability to remember. Lack of memory without Self-realization, is the same as being inanimate (jada). When you eat a lot, sleep a lot and become slothful, it will make the mind 'dull'. It will take you to a lower life-form.
Memory Is a Huge Parigraha What is acquisitiveness (parigraha)? It is something that you keep remembering. 'Is the ring still on my finger? Has it fallen off? If you are not reminded of this, then you are free from acquisitiveness (aparigrahi). You cannot become free from acquisitiveness (aparigrahi) through renunciation. On the contrary, the more you try to renounce something, the more you will remember it.
