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non-Self) are very separate. But for you, both their results come out together, that is why you find it tasteless. The end mixture of the functions (dharmas) of both, renders it tasteless. And for the Gnani Purush, the results of the Self (chetan) remain separate, and the results of the non-Self (anatma) remain separate; both streams, run separately, which is why he constantly remains in absolute bliss (parmanand).
It is like this: eating, drinking, bathing, getting up, sleeping, waking; are all the functions or roles (dharma) of the body. And people are all enmeshed in the functions of the body. Not even once, has one entered into the true nature (dharma) of the Atma (Self). And if one had entered into the true nature of the Atma, just even for a second, he would never have moved away from Bhagwan's side, ever. Constant Uninterrupted Thoughts About the
Atma Are Useful Questioner: Should a living being (jiva) do thinking? Dadashri: About what?
Questioner: Should one think about what he has heard from you or what he may have read?
Dadashri: Yes. By thinking, you would have to extract the meaning
Questioner: So is thinking necessary?
Dadashri: Yes, there is a need; but only to a certain extent.
The way it is, is that this thinking only needs to be done until one attains the Atma, and after that, there is no more thinking. That is because thinking is the function (dharma) of the mind. Therefore, after you have attained the true nature of the Soul (Atmadharma), you no longer need the nature of the mind (manodharma). Thereafter, you no longer need: the nature of
