Aptavani-5
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Dadashri: No, not equally. It depends on how much
bhaav (intensity of devotion, feelings) one has for ‘Dada
Bhagwan’.
Questioner: Suppose my vessel is bigger, it will hold
more water than someone with a small cup. So does it depend
on the size of the vessel or the bhaav?
Dadashri: There is no need for a vessel here. If one does
not know how to do anything I will tell him, ‘Stay here, hang
around here, and if you do not know anything, just keep
polishing those shoes.’
You have to become worthy of the grace of the Gnani;
there is no need to do anything else. What creates an obstacle
in attaining the Gnani’s grace? It is one’s own obstinacy
(aadayee).
Questioner: Should one not get rid of the obstinacies?
Dadashri: No, the obstinacy will not let you reap the
benefits that quickly. Wherever I see obstinacy, I maintain
compassion. Gradually, through compassion, that obstinacy will
leave. I have to work harder there.
Reading Scriptures
Questioner: Can demerit karmas (sins) be destroyed
through reading scriptures?
Dadashri: No. You bind merit karmas (punyas) through
that but you do not destroy your demerit karmas. It is called
punya-anubandhi-punya (discharge of merit karmas, effect that
leads to cause of new merit karmas). Studying the right
scriptures (sadshastra) leads to the study of one’s own Self
(swadhyaya). This will help you in concentrating of the chit and
the mind.
Questioner: Along with the satsang of the Gnani
Purush, should we also not read and contemplate on the