Aptavani-4
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Should the awareness of ‘doership’ not be destroyed?
One may say, “I am a pure Soul,” but nothing is gained by that.
It is only when one’s awareness of ‘doership’ is destroyed and
when one attains the awareness of who the real ‘doer’ is, that
one can go forward. How can he otherwise? As long as
‘doership’ exists, there can be no spiritual (adhyatmik) awareness.
Nobody will allow you to enter the gates of moksha until you
are free from ‘doership’.
The illusion of ‘I am Chandubhai’ and the awareness of
‘doership’ should be destroyed. Thereafter, the ‘doership’
remains “dramatic” (acted out as in a play). What is a ‘dramatic’
‘doership’? One will say, “I did that,” just as the character that
plays the role of King Bhartruhari in a drama says, “I am a
King.” But while he is acting out his role, all along he does not
forget that he is really Laxmichand, and that he has to go home
later on and eat his dinner. Similarly, You do not forget that You
are pure Soul (Shuddhatma). And when you say, “I did this,”
it is considered being “dramatic” (staged as in a play). The
awareness of ‘doership’ should be destroyed. People perpetually
recite that they are pure Soul, do they not? As it is so written
in the scriptures; nevertheless, even if one were to sing about
being a pure Soul all day long, one will not accomplish anything.
Besides, people have sang like this throughout their infinite past
lifetimes.
What Is Upayog? What Is Jagruti?
Questioner: Please explain upayog and awakened
awareness (jagruti).
Dadashri: To focus Your awakened awareness on a
particular place is considered upayog. To not let the awareness
slip away from what has been decided, into something else like
profit and loss, and to focus the awareness in one place, is
called upayog. Wherever the awareness remains, is upayog,
but it can be upayog of the good or of the bad (shubhashubha