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time for satsang, ‘we’ remember about going to satsang. ‘We’
also have attachment (raag) for mahatmas. This form of
attachment is considered prashasta raag (attachment of the
highest kind – it leads to the Self). It does not bind karma, but
it does create an account with Mahavideh Kshetra. Everyone has
to go to the Lord Simandhar Swami in Mahavideh Kshetra. That
is why you should understand about Him and become familiar
with Him. That is why I keep making you sing in praise of Him.
Questioner: And what if we keep remembering ‘Dada’?
Dadashri: That is prashasta raag. Prashasta raag
makes you vitarag. Such attachment is worth having! One has
to remove attachment from everywhere else and place it in this.
There is an enormous difference between the attachment for all
that leads to the Atma (the Self) and the attachment for the
body. The attachment (mamata) for the goal that leads to the
Atma (Self), is the attachment for the Atma, which will
ultimately give you your liberation.
So many people are like jada (lacking sensitivity;
impervious or without care). Even these people do not have the
ability to remember. Lack of memory without Self-realization, is
the same as being inanimate (jada). When you eat a lot, sleep
a lot and become slothful, it will make the mind ‘dull’. It will take
you to a lower life-form.
Memory Is a Huge Parigraha
What is acquisitiveness (parigraha)? It is something that
you keep remembering. ‘Is the ring still on my finger? Has it
fallen off?’ If you are not reminded of this, then you are free
from acquisitiveness (aparigrahi). You cannot become free
from acquisitiveness (aparigrahi) through renunciation. On the
contrary, the more you try to renounce something, the more you
will remember it.