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Aptavani-8
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One Element: Many States There are infinite Atmas, and they are all worthy of becoming God, but for now, they are in a state of mudhatma (unaware of the Self), which is bahirmukhi atma (externalized vision of the self).
A soul whose vision is directed towards the external (bahirmukhi atma) itself means that it is unaware of the Self (mudhatma). Vision, that is directed towards the external (bahirmukhi) means that one looks for happiness in temporary things; this is mine, this will give me happiness (sukh), this is how I will be happy’, and he wanders for infinite lifetimes; but nothing gives him happiness. And so he becomes weary. Even then he will say that “this will bring happiness'. But there are so many things like that, infinite things, where one pushes one thing aside and picks up another, moves this one and then another! As he continues to do that, the time is passing, and happiness is nowhere to be found.
All worldly pleasures are temporary, and they are imagined (kalpit); they are not real happiness. Imagined (kalpit) means that you may like rice-pudding, while someone else dislikes it. Does that not ever happen?
Questioner: Yes, it does.
Dadashri: Then everyone likes real happiness (sukh). Happiness that is eternal and true, is something that everyone likes. This is imaginary happiness (kalpit sukh). Everyone's is different. These Hindus eat vegetarian food, while Muslims prefer the other. So everyone has different imaginings and notions (kalpit). This means that as long as one desires enjoyment of imaginary pleasures, as long as one has passion for it, one lives as an embodied soul (jivatma). Until then, one is considered an embodied soul (jivatma). When one meets the Gnani Purush, he becomes antaratma (inner awakened Self; the interim state
