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body. To dwell in the Self means that the dwelling in the non-
Self is gone. One’s worldly life moves aside.
Questioner: Lord Mahavir sent away Gautam Swami
from him because Gautam Swami had moha for the Lord. What
kind of moha was that?
Dadashri: That was prashasta moha. Attachment
towards those headed for moksha is called prashasta moha.
Such moha is not harmful. It will give you the Self. Moksha may
be delayed a little, but what objection do we have here?
Moha for the Vitarags (absolutely free from attachment
and abhorrence), moha for all that brings You to a state of
vitaragata is prashasta moha. Then why can one not have
moha for an idol of the Lord; it is a thing that will bring you
vitaragata and therefore it is called prashasta moha.
Questioner: Is moha towards You considered prashasta
moha?
Dadashri: Yes, moha for the Gnani Purush is very
exalted. One’s moha for that which is worldly decreases after
many lifetimes of penance and sacrifices; and that is when he
meets a Gnani Purush.
The Mind in Akram Vignan
Questioner: The mind understands ‘there is a trap on this
side’ and that it cannot afford to be involved in it, and yet on the
other hand it keeps having thoughts about worldly things, what
is that?
Dadashri: The mind (mun) is contradictory. It does its
work according to our understanding. If you think that
Ahmadabad is in the North, then you steer your ‘ship’ of the
mind in that direction. Then if you think differently and steer it
the wrong direction, are you likely to reach Ahmadabad? So,
the mind is like a ship. It will take you wherever you steer it.