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thoughts and bad thoughts, but that is a misunderstanding. The
first vikalp is, ‘I am Chandulal’. ‘I am her husband’, is another
vikalp, ‘I am his father, ‘I am an attorney’, are all vikalps and
‘This is my body’ or ‘this is my car, my home etc.’ is sankalp.
‘I am’ and ‘my’ (I-ness and my-ness) are vikalp and sankalp
respectively.
What is the difference between Gnan and buddhi? Buddhi
divides (bheda); it creates differences through divisions. It
causes differences of ‘mine’ and ‘yours’, whereas Gnan joins
everything and brings oneness (abhedta). Intellectual knowledge
(buddhi gnan, buddhijanya gnan) means a person may have
knowledge of all the scriptures in the world, but he does not
have the knowledge of the Self. When a person does not have
knowledge of the Self, all his knowledge is ego based
knowledge (I am Chandulal, and I know) and that is buddhi,
and knowledge of the Self is knowledge without ego; the Gnan.
Buddhi will even create divisions and differences with your own
wife and children.
Bheda buddhi : the intellect that divides and
separates
Divisive intellect (bheda buddhi) will divide by saying, “I
am Chandulal and he is Raichand,” and it will show the
difference between Lord Mahavir, Lord Neminath and Lord
Krishna; everyone will appear different and separate. The Gnani
Purush does not have divisive intellect. He remains the Self and
he sees no differences every where He looks. ‘We’ see the Self
in everyone. Oneness (abhedta) will arise once the knowledge
of the real Self is acquired. One feels as if one is in all.
Vitarags are impartial and they feel one-ness with all.
People take beatings because of the current era of this time
cycle. They would not have to take the beatings and their
problems would be solved if they meet a Gnani Purush.
Buddhi does illuminate knowledge but it is an indirect