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To this I reply, “No, those who are in non-dualism no longer
have a need to know the Self. How did you arrive at this
‘station’ of non-dualism? Where did you find a guru who
teaches you such things?”
They ask me, “Dada, why do you remain in duality?” I
ask them, “What do you understand by duality and non-duality?
First, you have to understand these terms. The Self is neither
dwaita (dualism) nor adwaita (non-dualism). It is in the form of
dwaita-adwaita (beyond duality and non-duality).” If you
become dwaita, then you will have confusion (vikalp) towards
adwaita and if you become adwaita, you will be confused about
dwaita. The Self is beyond dwaitadwaita, nevertheless if you
want to talk about it in your worldly interactions, you can say,
“The Self (Atma) is dwaitadwaita, it is not partial. From the
relative view point it is dwaita and from the real view point it is
adwaita.” When ‘Dada’ talks, he is in the relative, in the dwaita,
and when He is the Self, He is adwaita. Therefore, dwaita is
there because of adwaita and vice versa. This is so because they
are relative to each other. As long as you have not realized the
Self, if you become involved only in the adwaita, then you are
doomed. Therefore, know this much and think. If you fall into
dwaita, it will create duality and if you fall into adwaita that too,
will give rise to duality. And if you transcend both and come into
dwaitadwaita, (dualism- nondualism, the Self), then the duality
will not arise. There are no adjectives when you go to the
siddhagati (the location of ultimate liberation); it is a state of
nirvishesh (adjective less)! How long does the state of dualism-
nondualism prevail? It is there as long as there is a body.
If you believe only in non-dualism, then it is being one
track minded (ekantik) and that means it is a wrong and an
unrealistic view. It is also an unrealistic and a wrong view if you
believe only in dualism. There should be no partiality; one needs
to be dwaitadwaita; it should be all encompassing (anekant).
Vitarag Lords were impartial and all encompassing; they