Aptavani-2
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Questioner : ‘I am a pure Soul’ and then I see ‘Dada’.
Dadashri : After ‘We’ have given you knowledge of the
Self, how long does that awareness last?
Questioner : It remains constantly, Dada.
Dadashri : The awareness, ‘I am Shuddhatma’ is the
only thing of ours. The Self is the only thing that cares for you.
No one will ask to see how you are doing at night and, no one
will get up for you if you ask for some water; you will have to
get it yourself. If you ask for water, the one who was sleeping
will get up, but another who was awake will not. ‘We’
(Dadashri and the awakened Lord within) constantly see all
these karmic accounts at a time. This worldly life is an absolute
betrayal; no one can ever be yours.
Dadashri : How many children do you have, dear lady?
Questioner : I have four children.
Dadashri : So where are your children from your past
life?
Questioner : Dada, how can we know that?
Dadashri : In every past life, one has suffered a horrible
beating but he forgets it and continues to suffer new beatings. He
leaves behind his children from the past life and clings to the
ones of this life.
If something was truly ‘yours’, it could never be taken
away from you and whatever is taken away from you was never
yours to begin with. Even if you have just one son, he will not
remain yours.
Is there anyone in this world worth having attachment
(moha) for? How can you have attachment for those who
‘smell’? Would you feel attracted to a mango that smells? During
the time of satyug (time cycle of purity in thoughts, speech and