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Atmagnan (knowledge of the Self) is because of the ashaya (intent of the past life), isn't it?
Dadashri: From the ashaya, it will seem to you that a result may be created by a particular ashaya, however, the ashaya is not the 'doer'. You may feel that these are your ashayas and that is why all this has come to you. Whatever your ashaya, that is what you will get. The rule is that if you have bought this kind of a ticket, then you will get to Calcutta. Ashaya is like buying a ticket.
It is through ego, that one says, this happened because of my ashaya. The worldly life (sansar) continuously moves along. A man asked the Lord, 'What do I have to do, to speed up my moksha?' And the Lord said, 'Your state of development (bhavsthiti) is not yet ready. Moksha is a long way off for you.' If moksha is at the eighteenth mile, how can you go there if you are at the eleventh mile? Even if you spent all your time with the Gnani Purush, you still will not get there. However, when you reach a certain 'boundary', and you encounter a Gnani Purush, your liberation will be at hand.
It is the bhaavako within that makes one do the bhaav. This is a very elevated science. If we are in a ‘Zaveri Bazzar' (shopping district for jewelry in Mumbai) we have a different inner intent (bhaav). If we are at 'darukhana' (a bar or liquor store), our inner intent (bhaav) would be different, and if we were at the 'chor bazaar' (black-market) we would have a different inner intent (bhaav).
Questioner: That happens because the inner intent (bhaav) changes every second.
Dadashri: That which changes is not the Self, but it is the bhaavako. If you go around as Shuddhatma (the pure Soul), you will not be affected by 'Dongri', nor will you be affected by liquor stores and bars, or even when you are at a jeweler's. If
