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Aptavani-8
Questioner: To a goldsmith.
Dadashri: Yes. That is because the goldsmith has knowledge about it. Similarly, there are two parts to this body, the Atma (Self) and anatma (the non-Self). He that knows the intrinsic properties of both the Atma and anatma, is able to make the separation; by using the entire laboratory he can separate the two.
This is all a mechanical adjustment. That which does all the talking is a record. What do they call the listener? They call him the receiver! Therefore, these are all mechanical adjustments. Even these eyes are a mechanical adjustment. The entire brain is mechanical, so when you pour cold water over it, it settles down. If not, the brain can even boil, and when it gets overheated, do you not have to apply cold packs on your head? There is such a great Atma (Bhagwan) that sits within you, and yet the time comes, when you have to apply these cold packs! However, it only cools down inside, when you apply these cold packs; otherwise, you will keep simmering on the inside.
As long as there is ignorance (agnan); the Atma is a sufferer (vedak), and whatever suffering that arises, one takes upon himself saying, 'I am suffering’. These are all mechanical adjustments. The Atma remains inside, up to a certain limit of suffering. However, if there is a lot of intense suffering, a person will lose consciousness, and when the suffering is extremely excruciating, the Atma comes out altogether.
If we ask 'What happened to the Sheth?' They would say, 'he failed! (his heart failed!).'Goodness, he used to pass at school! But he has 'failed here. These are all mechanical adjustments. And so when one feels intense suffocation, the Atma leaves. Do they not call it a heart attack? That army attack is different, and this attack is different. And in this attack, the entire Atma gets out. How can people in Hindustan (India) be in such a state! If you go against the laws that prevail, this is how you end up.
