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detached from attachment and abhorrence (Vitarag vignan) is such that, it annihilates all pain and suffering (dukh); that science itself is such that it frees you from all misery (dukh). Furthermore, science (vignan) is like that; science always functions independently to produce results (kriyakari). Therefore, once you know this science, the science itself picks up the work, and does it all; you do not have to do a thing. As long as you have to do something, the intellect (buddhi) is there. And as long as the intellect exists, the ego (ahamkar) will be there; and as long as the ego is around, you will not succeed in bringing an end to any of this, even if you wanted to.
Questioner: How can one begin to change this vision (drashti)?
Dadashri: The change in the vision (drashti) starts to happen, when you meet a Gnani Purush, and you come to hear his satsang, that is when your vision will gradually start changing. At this moment, while you are listening, your vision is changing a little. In doing that, as you become more familiar in one or two months, your vision will change. If not, then you should just say to the Gnani Purush, 'Sir, will you change my vision (drashti)?', and in a matter of a day, or only just one hour, he will change it for you.
Gnan Opens Up the Truth Winding and entanglement of wrong belief (bhranti) has happened. Nothing has happened to the Atma. The Atma has remained as it is. Only the layers of coverings (avaran) of illusion have wound themselves around it, and because of that, the egoism (ahamkar) has arisen. Then it is the egoism that becomes the doer-sufferer (karta-bhokta); it suffers pain (dukh), and it is also the one that enjoys pleasure (sukh).
It is to those who excessively use their intellect (buddhishadi), that through their intellect (buddhi), the Atma appears to be doing something; therefore it must also be
