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immeasurable. The Self that is immeasurable, not weighable, can
only be understood through Gnan. Only through the Gnani’s
Gnan can one have awareness of the Self, otherwise it can
never come into awareness.
Questioner: What is the conscious mind? Is it the mind?
Dadashri: They are not talking about the mind. They are
talking about the chit. The mind arises in the presence of the
Self and that is what people refer to as bhaav.
Questioner: How is it related to the Self?
Dadashri: The relationship is simply that of touch, of
proximity. It continues to be charged through being in the
proximity to the Self. As long as there is the belief of, ‘I am
Chandubhai’, ‘I am his father’, it continues to be touched and
charged.
Questioner: Can we call it the sthool mun (the gross
mind)?
Dadashri: No, the gross part is that which does the
thinking. It is physical.
Questioner: What is the difference between gross
(sthool) and subtle (sookshma)?
Dadashri: Everyone can understand the gross mind. The
one that does the thinking is the gross mind but no one can
know the subtle mind. Only the Gnani Purush understands it.
People keep talking about ‘bhaav mun’ but they cannot grasp
exactly what it is.
Questioner: When can one grasp it?
Dadashri: It only occurs when one attains Gnan. One is
able to grasp the bhaav mun (subtle mind that charges karmas)
a certain time prior to becoming a ‘Gnani’. The one who is
dissolving his ego will be able to grasp it. Once you become the