Aptavani-4
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Questioner: What if we feel sleepy?
Dadashri: Then you should sit up again. You have to
spend the entire twenty-four hours in constant awareness. The
Atma will be completely separated if you did just one agiyaras
like this.
Questioner: This is difficult to do.
Dadashri: If you make a firm decision (nischay), you will
be able to do it. If your decision (nischay) is there, along with
my power and energy of words (vachanbud) you will definitely
be able to do it.
Questioner: If we want to fast, do we need your agna
(permission) for it?
Dadashri: I do not give people such agna (permission)
to fast. But if you want to fast, then you should make a firm
decision (nischay), then come to me for my agna and then go
ahead and do it. Through the agna and with my vachanbud
(power of the Gnani’s words), your work will be done.
Questioner: If you are not here in Mumbai and I want
to do a fast, should I take the agna from your picture?
Dadashri: Yes, there is not a problem in you taking the
agna first before you do it. I will be present if you call for me,
but you do not know how to call me!
Questioner: I understand about the karmendriya (five
organs of action) and the gnanendriya (the five senses of
knowledge), but what about the mind, Dada? Doesn’t it just
wander around?
Dadashri: Let it wander around. Just do not give it any
food; starve it. Even if it jumps around or settles down, just do
not feed it. Do not give your hands any ‘food’. Do not give food
to your eyes. On that day, you should just sit and not ‘feed’ your