Aptavani-6 61
are crooked and obstinate such as we are?
Dadashri: No, they have only come from the human form. The poor things remain in touch with humans. They are the daughters of our own relatives from the past life! And the dog that barks in our home, too, is our own relative from our past life that has come here!
Questioner: Does an embodied soul( jiva) take birth instantly upon death?
Dadashri: Instantly. It takes no time. No one is out there to give life or take it away.
Questioner: So, it is on autopilot; everything is happening by itself( swayam sanchalit)?
Dadashri: Yes, it is all happening on its own by its own nature. Just as it is the nature of water to flow downward, no matter what you do, nothing will change that nature.
Questioner: The non-Self complex of thoughts, speech and actions( prakruti) is such that some are very elated and some are very depressed.
Dadashri: All the prakrutis need to be‘ seen’ only. The light from the car’ s headlight will‘ touch’( shine upon) the mud, filth and the stench of a dirty creek, but nothing will touch the light. The light will‘ touch’ the mud as it moves forward, but the mud will not‘ touch’ it; neither will the creek’ s dirty water and stench. Nothing will touch the light. We need not harbor any fear that the light( Self knowledge) will become tainted with‘ mud,’‘ stench’ or‘ water.’ Now, if the light from a car’ s headlight is like this, just imagine how brilliant and unaffected the light of the Self would be! The Soul is just in the light form. It illuminates everything.
Questioner: We have become one( tanmayakar) with our non-Self( prakruti), then does the dirt not touch our mixed