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darshan and charitra, or knowledge, vision and conduct
respectively, as the Self, have already begun for You. Otherwise,
attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh) will occur towards that
which you see and know (this happens in the ignorant state). If
raag-dwesh does not occur for that which one ‘sees and knows,’
it is called vitarag charitra or conduct free from attachment
and abhorrence.
Now, even Your conduct (charitra) has become very
high. This is a wonder that has happened. But it will be good if
You preserve and nurture it. It will be good if you do not trade
it away for something which is of much inferior value. It will be
good if someone does not tempt you with a chocolate and walk
away with your jewelry, meaning it will be good if you do not
get tempted by worldly pleasures at the cost of this priceless
Gnan. Now Gnan (the knowledge as the Self), darshan (vision
as the Self), charitra (being the Self), and tapa (internal penance
that leads to liberation), will continue to operate within You. As
far as penance is concerned, you will not know where it is
occurring. ‘Our’ Agnas are such that penance (tapa) is inevitable.
When ‘we’ travel by car, ‘we’ do not talk to anyone
because ‘we’ remain in our active and alert attentiveness of the
real Self (upayog), in the awareness as the Self. ‘We’ do not
miss our upayog even for a moment.
Who would let go of such a wonderful spiritual science
(vignan) once it has been placed in one’s hands? Before Gnan,
one could not remain in any focused awareness (upayog) even
for five minutes. Even to remain in forty-eight minutes (one
gunthanu) of meditation was a major task, whereas for You,
this awareness prevails naturally and spontaneously, wherever
you go.
Questioner: I understand that, Dada.
Dadashri: Now stop your mistakes, meaning do
pratikraman. Decide before you leave home that this is the only