352 Aptavani-2
the sleep then is very restful. Knowledge through the five senses shows inconvenience and the knowledge of Self makes it convenient. Therefore, remain as the Self.
If your friend is sick, you have to tell him to seek medical treatment. You may even have thoughts that he is not going to make it. Such thoughts will discourage you and make you emotionally weak; they are not helpful. These thoughts are the cause of the worldly life. By nature, thoughts are impatient and unsteady but You should not become impatient and unsteady along with them. They will keep on coming, and when they do, you have to remain the knower and the perceiver of these thoughts. The Self is present when you know your thoughts. You simply have to know that first Chandulal passed away, and then Chaturlal passed away, that is all.
Questioner: Many thoughts come, but it is later that I realize that they were only thoughts; does that mean I became engrossed( tanmayakar) with the thoughts?
Dadashri: If you do not get involved with the thoughts, then the Self remains the Self. At times when many thoughts come all at once, the awareness is not present but when you realize later on that the thoughts had engulfed you, that in itself shows that the Self is present.
After Self-realization, the force of thoughts do not cause any harm. The only problem is that they obstruct the bliss of the Self.
How many children come running together out of the school when it ends? When the bell rings, in the beginning a crowd of students will come out, then a few at a time. It is the same with thoughts too. However, the Self never relinquishes its state as the knower-seer, only the bliss of the Self is obstructed. The Self never leaves its own nature( swabhav) for something else( vibhav). One has to understand all this in precise detail