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appear to be smiling? It can appear that way because the
worshipper has focused his chittvruti, his own living energy, into
his darshan and that is why the Lord appears to be smiling to
him. This is called the joy of chit. Joy of chit prevails where all
element of deceit is gone. Joy of chit and deceit do not go
together.
Saint Kabir has said :
‘I think the Lord is far away, but in my heart He dwells
The veil of deceit obscures him, which is why I see him not’
The Lord cannot be seen because the veil of deceit
obstructs our vision. The chitvruti, which is devoid of any intent,
is pure. The joy of the chit will begin the moment mahatmas
become free from any wanderings of their chit. It is then that
they will be able to do the right bhakti (devotional worship).
People caught up and engulfed by their circumstances cannot
even enjoy worldly happiness. If the chit becomes focused in a
certain situation, it will remain in that mode and its burden will
be carried on to the next event or circumstances. For example
if your chit becomes engrossed in a situation, you will remain
preoccupied with it for hours, so even when the circumstances
unfolding in front of you are that for drinking tea, you drink your
tea preoccupied and under pressure. In the worldly dealings,
chit is consciousness (chetan), and so it is only of any worth if
it’s presence is established in the task at hand. If the chit is not
present while you are eating, of what use is your eating?
‘Absence of wandering of the chit is the religion of all
religions.’ If you attain this state, the cycle of rebirth will come
to an end.
Questioner : Dada, last night, in my sleep I saw a very
powerful light, like sunlight, for a long time. What could that be?
Dadashri : That is called chit chamatkar (miracle of the