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Aptavani-8
Questioner: I would be afraid to break a glass cup.
Dadashri: Yes. So the glass cup would be completely smashed, while the copper cup will perhaps get a dent in it, which you will be able to fix and restore to the way it was; however, all of that is temporary. Some may last twenty-five years, some fifteen years. This body may last seventy-five years. All of that is temporary. You yourself are permanent. However, you consider yourself as temporary. 'I am Chandubhai, I am this body, I am her son’. Those are all misconceptions that I seek to get rid of. Do you want to get rid of your mistakes (wrong beliefs)?
When people call everything temporary, the one calling other things temporary, is himself permanent. Otherwise, the word temporary would not exist. Therefore, this itself proves, that in calling other things temporary, one is himself permanent. But he is not aware of that. Nevertheless, people still say, temporary! Therefore you should find out, that this person may not be aware of it, although he says temporary. And so he himself is permanent. But, him making the mistakes himself is a different matter. What Are Your Qualities? Mistakes Even in That
This knowledge (gnan) has not been lost. However, if you plus-minus, it is possible that all this knowledge can be recovered, provided that a Gnani Purush shows you the way! Otherwise, it will never enter your imagination; your mind will not grasp it. This is all, ‘how can I earn a living? How can I do that?' Such issues and money have entirely preoccupied the mind. Therefore, one is indeed permanent, but he himself is not aware of this! Should he not have the awareness of who he is?
Questioner: He would know what his qualities (gunas) are, would he not?
Dadashri: No. No one would know that. There is not a single person who would be aware of his qualities (gunas).
