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(sadhya) is to know Your own domain of ‘knowership’
(kshetragnya). That is the nature (swabhav) of the Self. That
swabhav is the goal.
You will not meet God as long as you are involved in
partiality. Some people are partial towards the Vaishnav
religion, some towards the Shiva sect, some are partial towards
the Moslem religion, some are partial towards Jainism, etc., and
so as long as they are in partiality, they will never meet God.
This is the rule. It is God’s rule not to meet those involved in
partiality. God himself is impartial. One will understand this when
he attains an impartial intent; view. What is the difference
between those who are involved in sectarianism and those in the
worldly life?
Obstinacy
Questioner: What is obstinacy (aadayee)?
Dadashri: In the unconscious unaware state prior to
Self-realization, when one realizes he has made a mistake, he
will say such behavior was indeed necessary if someone were to
question his actions. He will be very obstinate and adamant
(aado). People will even tell him that he is being obstinate.
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: That is obstinacy. It is different if one is not
aware of his mistake and covers it up. But it is a great obstinacy
to cover up a mistake one is very aware of. Another type of
obstinacy is if you had a disagreement at night with your wife
and the next morning when she brings you a cup of tea, you will
say, ‘I do not want your tea or anything.’ You become
obstinate. The disagreement at night was last night. Yesterday
was Saturday and today is Sunday. But one will drag the
incident of Saturday into Sunday. Saturday’s incident stays in
Saturday. Sunday is a whole new day.
Questioner: What is the solution for breaking the