Flawless Vision

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

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The Flawless Vision
Dadashri: By that I mean only the doer of the fault. However the doer of the fault may or may not have an ego. For example, if a person has taken this Gnan and abides properly by the Five Agnas, then his faults are not considered faults, because He (the Real Self) becomes the seer of his faults. These faults are considered discharging baggage, but they do not belong to the Real Self. The faults are relative to the Real Self; He has not become one with the faults. Nevertheless, the one that sees faults in others is always the ego.
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Questioner: So Dada, the one who is seen to be committing the mistakes may not have an ego.
Dadashri: Yes that is correct.
Questioner: The one who sees faults is always egoistic. Dadashri: Absolutely. It is the ego that makes one see faults of others.
The Importance Is Of The Awareness Of The Mistake
If a person were aware of his mistake the moment it happens, he would not make them in the first place. But on the other hand, the whole day may pass without him becoming aware that a fault has occurred.
Questioner: He will become aware when he experiences suffering as a result.
Dadashri: The suffering may come even six months later and he would still be unaware that it was the result of a fault committed six months ago.
Do you become aware of the mistakes that are made? Do you try to correct them? Do you do this the instant you become aware of them?
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Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: That is good. Mistakes will continue to happen, but when you become aware of them happening then your awareness will increase. He that becomes aware of his own mistakes, I call a Gnani! The Self Realised person may see his mistakes with or without suffering. In the initial stages after Gnan, there is some effect of the mistake or transient suffering. Upon investigation on the reason for suffering he becomes aware of his mistake and reverts to the Self. Know that the level of your Gnan has increased when your awareness comes without any suffering. You must have a clear distinction between Knowledge and ignorance. The distinction between knowledge and ignorance is established.
Questioner: When a person recognizes his mistake, will that mistake cease?
Dadashri: It is not important whether it ceases or not. What is important is the awareness of the mistake. He is forgiven regardless of whether or not his mistakes cease, but the unawareness of the mistake is not forgiven. There is absolutely no question about stopping the mistakes, but the unawareness of the mistakes is not forgiven. Mistakes occur out of one's unawareness.
Questioner: Unawareness after Gnan prevails most of the time, so does that mean that mistakes are occurring during this time?
Dadashri: It is not that they might be occurring, they are
occurring.
Questioner: How do we get rid of that unawareness so that we may become free from our mistakes?
Dadashri: One has to attain higher levels of awareness