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(avastha) has changed and that he has grown older. Situations
changed and he became older. This is how man plays with toys
right till the end. Whatever toys he plays with, he dwells in that
situation and he who plays with the Atma, dwells in the Atma.
When one dwells in situations (avastha), he swings between
easiness (akud) and uneasiness (vyakud). And if he dwells in
the Self, he remains calm and collected (svastha). The Gnani
Purush removes you from dwelling in situations and establishes
you in dwelling of the Self. This brings about the end of endless
dwelling in situations of life after life, and there arises a constant
state of Atma-ramanata. What can the Gnani Purush not do?
There is nothing left to be done after attaining Atma-
ramanata (the Self), otherwise would one not have to play with
the toys? Without Self-realization, where will one place the chit?
He can try to place it inwards towards the Self, but not knowing
where the Self is; he ends up placing it on external toys and
playing with them. At least while playing with these toys, the chit
remains still for a while.
What is the definition of a toy? It is that which causes
abhorrence when it is lost and attachment when it is found.
When one meets the Gnani Purush and makes a connection with
him and attains the Self, and then begins to dwell in the Self, the
abhorrence and attachment leave and he becomes a vitarag!
Until then he remains in the dwelling of the non-Self (prakruti).
When the parayan; the total experience of the prakruti, the non-
Self ends, one becomes a vitarag!
Jai Sat Chit Anand