Aptavani-8
69
Questioner: There are many people who interpret it as,
‘it was God’s wish’. But actually He was in a state of non-
dualism (adwaita), He felt lonely, and so he made the decision
to enter into duality (dwaita) and that resulted in the creation of
the world.
Dadashri: If he makes decisions (sankalp), then he is
not God.
Questioner: No, not decision. But the dualistic intent
(dwaita bhaav) occurred.
Dadashri: No, God cannot have dualistic intent (dwaita
bhaav), nor can He have non-dualistic intent (adwaita bhaav).
Dualism (dwaita) and non-dualism (adwaita), are dualities
(dwandva), and God is above duality (dwandvatita); He
transcends duality.
Questioner: But is it not because there is duality
(dwandva) that there is creation of the worldly life (srushti)?
Dadashri: Yes, duality (dwandva) is creation (srushti)
itself. Creation (srushti) is duality itself. And when you rise above
duality (dwandvatita), your work is done.
From the State of No Beginning With an End
to a Beginning of Eternity
This is how it is: there is no such thing as the beginning of
the world, and neither is there such a thing as an end. People
only go on asking, ‘When did it begin?’ with their intellect
(buddhi). It is because they believe that since they themselves
had a beginning, so too must the world.
There is no such word as beginning (aadi), as in the
beginning of the world and neither does the word end (anta)
exist. The flow of worldly life (sansar) has been in existence
forever (anaadi), and yet it does have an end (anta). And they
ask, ‘From which perspective does it have an end?’ The answer