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6 Aptavani-2 Foundation on which the world functions What is the beginning of this world? What is the foundation that supports the starting point of this world? This is a very deep and a mysterious puzzle about the world. Today the truth of the origin of the world is being disclosed to the world through this medium of Dadashri. Pratishthit Atma (false projection of one’s identity, the relative self, the belief, ‘I am Chandulal’) is the main foundation and the origin of the world. What is the action that continues to perpetuate the dependency of the worldly being (adhikaran kriya)? It is the ignorance (agnan) of one’s real identity (the Self). Ignorance of one’s Self is the force and power behind these actions. The one who says ‘I am Chandulal’ believes that to be the case and this belief is in his action as well. This is the illusion that verily perpetuates the worldly life. This is the adhikaran kriya of the entire world. One projects and establishes the belief ‘I am Chandulal’ in a place where one is really not. And hence he acts and behaves according to this false projection (aropit bhaav), and furthermore he believes that he is the doer in all that he does. This false belief is the adhikaran kriya. In other words the projection ‘I am Chandulal’, ‘this is my body’, ‘I am the doer in all that is taking place’ is the pratishtha. The pratishthit atma of this life is the result and creation of karmas and projection done in the previous life. Now in this life, as the pratishthit atma discharges due to the prevailing illusion of one’s real identity, the adhikaran kriya continues and as a result a new pratishthit atma for the coming life is created. Whatever is charged will inevitably discharge. No one, absolutely no one can make a slightest