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Aptavani-6
Questioner: So it (pratishthit atma – the relative-self of
today) continues to function and does everything according to
the way the pratishtha was done?
Dadashri: Yes, it is according to the pratishtha. Just as
an idol continues to give benefits once pratishtha is done in it,
so does this pratishtha; and due to the results of this pratishtha,
children study well and excel in their academics.
The Receptacle of the Intellect
(Buddhi noh Ashaya)
Questioner: Is one’s own spiritual effort (purusharth) not
a part of this?
Dadashri: No, one continues to instill life (pratishtha)
and the idol (new self) begins to form, then it starts taking shape
according to the ‘design’ he has brought forth in his receptacle
of intellect (buddhi’s ashaya). What is meant by receptacle of
intellect? One says, ‘All I want is to do well in my studies.’ If
that is the design of the receptacle of his intellect, so will be the
fruit for him. Another may have the design that he wants to
progress in his devotion (bhakti), and so his reward will be
just that.
If it is in one’s receptacle of intellect carried forward from
the past that he would to like to live only in a hut, then even if
he has million rupees, he will not feel comfortable living in
anything other than a hut. And the one who has in his receptacle
(ashaya) that he would like to live in a bungalow, then despite
a debt of five million, he will like living only in a bungalow. And
the poor disciples and devotees have it such that ‘we will make
do with anything that comes along’ and so they will get anything
as a result.
Questioner: So does one’s intent (bhaav) work here?
Dadashri: No, it is the receptacle of the intellect; one