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Aptavani-4
Questioner: What happens when you make a profit in
your business?
Dadashri: I do not have those sorts of tendencies. I have
never had thoughts about making a profit; everything happens
spontaneously and naturally. I do not have any kinds of desires
either. I have attained a state that is desire-free.
Questioner: Since when have you attained such a state?
Dadashri: All my life, I had virtually spent in dharmadhyan
(virtuous meditation), but in 1958, the Gnan manifested within
me!
Questioner: How much spiritual pursuit (sadhana) was
there behind the manifestation of the Gnan?
Dadashri: ‘This’ (Gnan) is the fruit of the sadhana
(spiritual seeking) from countless past lives; however, it is still
there even in this life. And besides this, I also had acquired high
moral and spiritual values from my mother.
Questioner: Did you ever practice rules or rituals, fast or
take any vows?
Dadashri: I have never fasted even for the sake of it.
Granted, throughout my life I have observed the penance of
unodari (eating less than what one’s hunger demands). I strictly
followed the practices of chovihaar (eating before dark); I only
drank boiled water, and I avoided kandamood (root vegetables,
specifically onions, garlic and potatoes).
The Phenomenal Vision of 1958!
Questioner: The vision (darshan) you had at Surat
station in 1958, what was it like?
Dadashri: I felt as though I had become completely
detached from this body.
Questioner: How did that separation feel?