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anant). Would you not have to explain it to people, in their own language?
But that never happens. Even at this very moment, one is in the state of the Absolute Soul (Parmatma), but one is not aware of this. The awareness has been lost because of the pressure of circumstances. If there was a collector here right now, who had lost his awareness, and you ask him, 'Who are you?' Since he is not even aware of himself, what answer will he give you? Do living people often not lose their consciousness? In the same way, they have completely lost this awareness. People have become affected more and more by whatever they have been told, and that is what they have come to believe!
How Can There Be a Beginning for the Eternal?
Questioner: Who created the Atma?
Dadashri: No one has created it. If it was created, then it would have an end. The Atma is something that is constantly there; it is an eternal element. It has never had a beginning. No one has made it. If it did have a creator, then even the creator would come to an end, as would his creation.
Questioner: Why does a thing like Atma come into
existence?
Dadashri: It has not come into existence or anything like that. In this world, there are six eternal elements (tattva), and these elements are constantly undergoing changes. And it is because of these changes that you see all the circumstances (avastha). People consider the circumstance (avastha) as: 'This is my natural form (swaroop)'. The circumstances (avastha) are temporary, whereas the elements (tattva) are permanent. Therefore the Self (Atma) does not have to ‘arise' (come into creation) at all.
Questioner: So only the Atma has to go to moksha, it does not affect the others?
