Aptavani-8
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That Is Why Gnanis Call It ‘No Beginning, No
End’!
These are all circumstances that the Atma has accrued!
You are sitting here right now, but if you venture outside and
suddenly there is a dense fog, you and I would not be able to
see each other face to face. Is that not possible?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: Yes, so when the fog appears, you cannot see.
That is the same for the Atma which has become shrouded in
a fog of circumstances; so many circumstances arise! And like
the other fog (atmospheric), this one has infinite kinds of layers
(veils of illusion). These veils are so grave, that they do not allow
you to attain the awareness of Atma; your Self. The Atma,
however, has never come, nor has it ever gone. The Atma itself
is Parmatma (Absolute Soul)! But what is incredible, is that it
(layers of circumstances) will not allow the awareness to come
through. That is what the Gnani has seen. The Gnani who has
become free, has seen this.
All these are the questions of the intellect (buddhi). They
are all just the intellect’s questions, and it is possible that when
the intellect is finished, that this Gnan can come forth. People
ask, ‘What is its beginning?’ Hey! Where did you learn the word
beginning? That is all an intellectual interference (vikalp). Just to
satisfy people’s curiosity, the Gnanis have said that it has no
beginning or end (anaadi anant).
Questioner: I did not understand the meaning of no
beginning and no end (anaadi anant).
Dadashri: What is never-ending (anaadi anant)? You
will not find the beginning or even the end of something which
is round. Would you be able to find the end of this necklace?
You would not even be able to find its beginning either, would
you? That is why it is called never beginning-never ending (anaadi