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casually, you have wasted the upayog (awareness). If you see
the pure Soul (Shuddhatma, the Self) in them as you are walking,
that is called pure awareness (shuddha upayog). Shuddha
upayog is so precious that if one remains in it continuously for
an hour, he will attain the life of Indra - the king of all heavenly
beings!
Questioner: Can pure awareness be maintained in worldly
business or in daily interactions of the worldly life?
Dadashri: Interaction in the worldly life (vyavahar) and
pure awareness (shuddha upayog) have nothing to do with
each other. One may be involved in his business or something
else. Pure awareness (shuddha upayog) arises only after attaining
Self-realization; it arises after he becomes the Self, a purush.
No one can attain pure awareness before attaining Gnan. Now,
You can have pure awareness.
Questioner: So if we see the donkey as pure Soul
(parmatma – supreme Self), we believe it to be a parmatma,
then…
Dadashri: No, no. You do not have to believe it to be
a parmatma. The supreme Self is the one within, and the one
that you see on the outside is a donkey. You have to put your
sacks on the donkey’s back and you have to see the parmatma
within him and get your work done.
You should interact with your wife after seeing the supreme
Self within her. Otherwise, is a married man going to become an
ascetic (bavo)? Should these young married men who have
taken Gnan become ascetics? No, no, they do not have to
become ascetics. All they have to do is ‘see’ God within their
wives. What does the God within, the Self, say? ‘Do my
darshan; acknowledge Me, the Self. I do not have any other
complaints or needs. The worldly dealings are verily worldly in
nature, but in Your worldly dealings, ‘see’ Me, be mindful of
Me, maintain pure awareness (shuddha upayog).’