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Aptavani-4
No Solution Without Vitarag Speech
Someone asked the Lord, "By what means do we attain moksha?" And the Lord replied, "Without vitarag speech, there is no other way." Such speech is that which accomplishes the ultimate (siddha speech); it grows on the listener.
Questioner: What is the definition and level (praman) of vitarag speech?
Dadashri: Vitarag speech means that it is acceptable to every soul and every religion. Only an obstinate person will not accept it. Vitarag speech is pleasing to the Atma, while other speeches are pleasing to the mind. From the moment you hear the vitarag speech, it will appear new to you, it will seem, unprecedented (apurva) to you. Apurva means that it has never been heard before and you will not have read it anywhere before. You can say that it is the speech of a Vitarag, because everyone will embrace it; believers and non-believers alike. Even non-believers will say, "We accept what you say, but it is really not for us”.
The 'Taping' of Speech
Questioner: You say that you are not speaking, but that it is a 'tape-record' playing. Please explain how that is so?
Dadashri: You can tell by its attributes (gunadharma). There are no attributes (gunadharma) of the Atma in it. There are not any gunadharma of the pudgal (non-Self) in it either. It is a stage (avastha; state) of the pudgal. Speech is 'taped' (recorded), prompted by the ego (ahamkar). The ego (ahamkar) does not 'tape' on its own. It only prompts the 'taping'. From within, the ego does the prompting: 'When I am in court, I want to say it like this...or I want to say that', and that is how the 'tape' comes out.
Questioner: When would your speech have been
'taped'?
