Aptavani-5
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(mishrachetan); it is not really pure life energy; pure
consciousness (shuddha chetan). And the mind is completely
inanimate (jada).
The intellect (the buddhi–intellect is the light of the Self
coming through the medium of the ego) is in its dharma. The
role of the intellect is to show profit and loss. The moment you
enter a train, the buddhi will immediately show, ‘that seat is
much better’. It will show profit and loss the moment you enter
a shop.
The buddhi does not show me any profit-loss because I
do not have any buddhi. There is a trace of intellect there. One
becomes the Supreme Self (God) at 360° enlightenment and this
‘Patel’ (Dadashri referring to his relative self) is at 356°. He
lacks four degrees, and that is why he separated from the
Supreme Self. Otherwise ‘this’ (the visible form of Dadashri)
too would have been considered Mahavir (the fully enlightened
Lord).
The buddhi’s function (dharma) is to show profit and
loss. Whether one is conducting an important business deal or
his soup is spilling over, does it not arise immediately and carry
out its function?
Questioner: It does.
Dadashri: Besides this, the buddhi has another function
and that is to make decisions. However, its decision-making is
not an independent function. Once the buddhi makes a decision,
only if the ego (ahamkar) endorses it, that decision materializes
into action. Without the signature of the ego the decision will not
materialize at all.
Therefore the function of the antahkaran (the inner
complex comprised of the mind, intellect, chit and ego) is like
the parliamentary system comprising four members; the mind,
buddhi, chit and ego. If the mind and buddhi agree upon