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Aptavani-8
Besides the main Atma, there is also another part. The world is not even aware of the main Atma. They believe that what they see is itself atma (chetan). That which the world considers soul (chetan), has no soul (chetan) in it at all, it does not even have a fraction of soul in it; not even enough to guild with. And that would be called illusory attachment (maya)! It makes you believe, that which is not soul (chetan) is soul - that itself is Bhagwan's (Atma's) illusory attachment (maya)! And the Gnani Purush solves that illusion (maya).
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Questioner: 'It is not possible to change this illusory attachment (maya) of mine; it is very difficult'. The Lord has said that.
Dadashri: It is so difficult that, that illusory attachment (maya) cannot be disturbed. So how can it be removed? Therefore, the Gnani Purush can free you from that illusory attachment (maya). That is because he himself has become free from that illusory attachment, so he is able to free you from it; otherwise this illusory attachment (maya) will not budge at all.
How Can Doubts About the Pure Soul Be Dispelled?
Questioner: When the pudgal (non-Self body complex) and the Atma are separated, does one then become free?
Dadashri: The pudgal has nothing at all to do with it. When the Atma understands its own nature (swaroop); when that awareness is realized, it then manifests. And when one gets a taste of this, the work is done. Therefore the Atma and the pudgal (non-Self) have nothing to do with one another. This Chandubhai is outside of the Atma. It is because you have strayed so far away from the Atma, that you say, 'I am Chandubhai'.
All throughout the duration of the worldly life (sansar), the Atma has always stayed as the Atma; it has never moved.
