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Aptavani-8
Dadashri: The non-dualism (adwaita), that you believed to be independent (nirpeksha), turned out to be dependent (sapeksha). Do you now realize where you were wrong, up until now?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: When those who believe in non-dualism (adwaita), ask me, ‘so, what is the Atma like?' Then I tell them, “The Atma is not in the form of non-duality (adwaita) at all, and neither is it dualistic (dwaita). The Atma is both dualism and non-dualism (dwaita-adwaita)!'
What does dualistic - non-dualistic (dwaita-adwaita) mean? It means that, “by the relative viewpoint”, the Atma is dualistic (dwaita). As long as there is the body, there will always be this “relative viewpoint”. Do you not have to go toilet? Do you not have to eat? That is through the relative viewpoint, which is why the Atma is dualistic. And “by the real viewpoint”, the Atma is non-dualistic (adwaita). But when it leaves here to go to moksha (final liberation), it will no longer have an adjective there. It only has an adjective, as long as there is the body. It is because the body exists, that it has these adjectives: dualistic (dwaita), non-dualistic (adwaita). After it has gone to moksha, there is no adjective anymore. By relative viewpoint; I am dualistic, and by real viewpoint; I am non-dualistic. Therefore, 'I' am beyond dualism and non-dualism (dwaita-adwaita)! As long as the body is there, non-dualism (adwaita) cannot exist on its own.
What is the real reason for saying non-dualism (adwaita)? It is so that one does not place the applied awareness (upayog) in the “foreign department” (the non-Self). That was the real intention. But instead, it became misinterpreted. Do not place your applied awareness (upayog) in the 'foreign', and remain only in the 'home'. Home is non-dualistic (adwaita) and foreign is dualistic (dwaita). Whereas right now, you believe that foreign
