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Aptavani-8
Bhagwan (God). It is a record that speaks. Even the speech that is coming from me right now, is a record that is talking; ‘I am not the one speaking. These are all records that are talking -tape-record! The original tape-record plays, and from that, another gets recorded, and another.
So this is the first record, and then from that you can record as many as you want. Hence, this speech – this whole machine that is running, eating, drinking, circulating blood – cannot be called jiva (soul). It is all mechanical. The soul (jiva) is a form of knowledge (gnan swaroop); knowledge is a form of light (prakash swaroop). The form of light that is present here does not exist anywhere else in any other form.
If at night, someone gives you shrikhand (yoghurt pudding) in the dark, where would you put the shrikhand? Will it get into your eyes when you put it in your mouth? Or will it only go into your mouth?
What do you think? Why are you not saying anything?
Even if you were given shrikhand in pitch darkness, you would only put it in your mouth, would you not? Then if someone asks you what you ate, what will you tell him?
Questioner: Shrikhand.
Dadashri: And if someone asks you what is in the shrikhand, what will you tell him?
Questioner: Yogurt and sugar.
Dadashri: Yes, and if the yogurt was slightly off, would you be able to tell?
Questioner: Certainly. Dadashri: And you would know even if it is good? Questioner: Yes.
