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misery in its eyes, yet that is natural! Just as a ‘machine’ runs on
the inside, the natural and spontaneous relative-self (sahaj
prakruti) too will be going on like the machine, without any
awareness of what is beneficial or harmful in life. If the inner
‘machine’ (antahkaran) shows something that is beneficial, it
will proceed along that, and if it shows something that is harmful,
it will do harm. If it sees a farm without a fence, it will go in it
and graze there.
Questioner: They do not have any intent (bhaav) in that,
do they?
Dadashri: They do not have to ‘settle’ (do nikaal) at all,
do they? That is verily their nature, their natural state! They do
not have any problem if their calves leave them after they grow
four to six months old. They take care of their calves up to four
to six months only. And our people would…
Questioner: They take care of them until they die!
Dadashri: No, they do so for seven generations! A cow
takes care of her calves up to six months. These foreigners take
care of their children until they grow up to be eighteen and our
people of Hindustan take care of theirs for seven generations!
So in naturalness (here) there is no awareness (jagruti) at
all. Wandering around according to whatever unfolds within (to
act according to inner impulses) is called natural. This ‘top’*
which is spinning will spin high and tall vertically, then tilt low on
its side as it spins, sometimes appearing as if it is going to fall
down, and at other times lifting up an inch off the around while
spinning. We may think ‘Hey, it is falling, it is falling.’ On the
contrary, mooah! (special exclamation used by Dadashri to shake
up the listener), it will sit straight again; that is called natural!
*(Dadashri uses the analogy of the spinning top for all human
beings who ‘spin’ life after life. The spinning commences at birth
and concludes at death; the spin force is established by karmic