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Aptavani-6
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Upayog: Levels of Awareness
Questioner: Please explain the difference between that
which is mechanical and that which is with awareness (jagruti).
Dadashri: The whole world functions while still asleep.
That is considered ‘mechanical.’ It is called ‘asleep to the Self’
(bhaavnindra), or unaware of the Self. We can say that everyone
in bhaavnindra is mechanical. Is every man not aware of profit
and loss in his business? So, he can maintain awareness in his
business, and when he sits in a bus, is he not aware? He is not
mechanical there; he is awake and aware. Now the world
considers that as being ‘with awareness’ (jagruti-purvak);
actually, that, too, is mechanical. Most of the people in foreign
countries can be considered mechanical, not aware of the Self.
These animals and trees are all also considered mechanical, are
they not?
Questioner: Can the celestial beings (devas and devis)
be considered mechanical also, or not?
Dadashri: The celestial beings cannot be considered
mechanical. They do have awareness. There are some devas
who are aware that they are ‘mechanical.’ So they get tired of
this state and feel it should not be that way. Not all devas are
like that. Some move about absolutely carefree in a state of
intoxication of the mind. That is called ‘mechanical.’
Questioner: While singing a spiritual song (pad), one
may be reciting the words but his attention is elsewhere; what do
we call that?