Autobiograpy of Gyani Purush A M Patel

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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me and says, "This is amazing, behold this man who does not
want anything from us, and has not shown the slightest trace of desire'. I look at the merchandize in the shop but I am never tempted by anything, because nothing there is of use to me. You would be tempted, would you not?
Questioner: One buys what is necessary.
Dadashri: Yes. I do not get tempted but at the same time I do not shun anything either. I have neither likes or dislikes towards any material things. I remain completely vitarag (detached). The store would say, 'Here comes the vitarag Lord'.
Vitarags Are The Salvation Of This World
Just because I attend a wedding, does that mean I am affected by it? I attend weddings but I remain completely detached from within. Whenever I am in a shopping area, I become completely vitarag from within but whenever I am in an atmosphere of devotion, that detachment becomes a little weak.
Interactions Without Attachment And Involvement
One has to take care of worldly obligations such as weddings etc. I meet those obligations and so do you, but you fulfill your obligations by becoming engrossed in it whereas I do so while remaining completely detached from within. So all you have to do is change your location, (i.e. come into your real Self), nothing else.
Gnani's Conduct Is That Of The Manifest Self
Questioner: For the last three days I have been bothered with this one thought. At the age of seventy-five, you sit here in one place from morning till the evening, whereas I
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start fidgeting after only an hour and half. What energy or power enables you to do so?
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Dadashri: This body may be old but what is within is very young and that is why I can sit in one place and talk for ten hours. Others too have witnessed this. This body and hair may show its age but everything else within is still young. And whenever this body experiences difficulties or ailments, I assure people that there is no need to worry. This body is not ready to leave; it is still young from within. This gives them some comfort because they are not aware of my internal state, which is quite different. I do not get tired even for a minute. I would sit till 3:30 AM if there were someone to sit with me. This freshness has never left me. When you remain fresh (as the non doer Self), you will realize that Dada has made you fresh.
Questioner: Dada, even though I have aged?
Dadashri: Yes even then. It is the body that has aged, not you. How are You, the pure Soul going to age? But besides that, you have a psychological effect on you whereas I do not have any effects such as 'I am not feeling well. If someone asks after my health, I would say so, but I would immediately erase it. I maintain that awareness.
I Remain as The Self: Patel does the Vidhis For Salvation
Most of the time 'T' remain as 'the Self'. The relation I maintain with this body is that of a 'neighbor'. Only on certain occasions, I come into this body. When one remains as the Self, nothing can affect the freshness. I have never slept at night. I may doze off once or twice for about fifteen minutes but the rest of the time only the eyes are closed. Because I am hard of hearing, people think Dadaji is asleep. I have to perform a lot