Aptavani-6
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Questioner: Does this atkan mean obstinate insistence
(pakkad)?
Dadashri: No, not obstinacy or insistence. Obstinacy goes
into insistence. In atkan one becomes deluded (murchhit)
whereby he loses Gnan and awareness of who he is; while in
obstinacy, Gnan and awareness are still there.
Every human being has a weakness, does he not? Due to
this attribute of weakness, one continues to suffer. Once his
weakness goes away, he is liberated (mukta). But it is not easy
to get rid of this weakness of blockade (atkan). Who can remove
it? No one can remove it except the Gnani Purush, One who has
realized the Self and is able to do the same for others. The
Gnani Purush exposes the weakness and removes it for us. No
matter what kind of a ‘horse’ gets stuck, the Gnani will take it
forward. He will do whatever it takes to make it go forward.
Otherwise, the horse will not budge even if you were to ‘kill’ it.
And it is not just the horses, but the elephants too; if they
encounter an atkan, they will not budge either.
Questioner: But, Bhagwan (Lord), is it because of some
strong effects of karma (samskar) that have brought us here at
your feet?
Dadashri: It is because of the karma effect (samskar)
that all these things have come together. Who will help you get
rid of them? Who liberates you from the inner blockade
(atkan)? Who sets you apart? Therefore, recognize the nature
of atkan and where it lies. Then remain very alert and aware
there. Have you recognized your atkan? Have you recognized
it from all the sides, all around? You should be able to recognize
it right away; even when it moves from behind you, you should
be able to say, ‘There goes the atkan!’ Yes, that is how alert
you must remain!
Only the Gnani’s mahatmas (those who have received