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Aptavani-6
Dadashri: From the intellect, it reaches the mind. There
would be no effect if there were no intellect in the middle.
‘We’ are not affected at all because ‘we’ do not have
intellect (buddhi is the indirect light of the Self; it flows through
the medium of the ego). ‘We’ have all kinds of old past life
internal tendencies (mathuras) within which tell ‘us’ all kinds of
things. But there would be a problem only if there is intellect to
receive their message. Once the intellect (buddhi) accepts it, the
mind seizes it and then it becomes restless.
Questioner: Once the buddhi accepts it, who keeps
mulling it over?
Dadashri: The buddhi accepts and then it reaches the
mind. It is the mind that becomes restless and it is also the mind
that mulls over it repeatedly. The mind is contradictory. One
moment it will take you there and the next moment it will take
you to another corner. It will keep stirring things over and over
and causes a storm within.
The Demarcation between the Intellect and
Pragnya
Questioner: How can we know whether this has been
done by the direct light of the Self (pragnya) or by intellect?
What are the definitions of intellect and pragnya? If a
conversation happens, then it is said that intellect has become
active and has arisen, so what is intellect?
Dadashri: That which causes uneasiness and restlessness
(ajampo) is the intellect (buddhi). There is no uneasiness or
restlessness in pragnya. When you experience the slightest of
uneasiness or restlessness, realize that it is the intellect at work.
Even when you do not want to use the intellect, is gets used. It
does not let you sit in peace. It makes you emotional. You
should tell the intellect, ‘Listen Madam Intellect, you need to
return to your own home. Now I do not have any dealings with