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is light. If you are pulled into darkness, you will go downwards,
and if you are pulled into the light, you will go upwards.
Downwards Because of the Ego
Questioner: But is the nature of the Atma, not natural
and spontaneous (sahaj)? So why do we have to do sadhana
(spiritual endeavor) for spiritual bliss (shreya)?
Dadashri: The Atma has no spiritual happiness (shreya),
nor does it have worldly happiness (preya). The Atma’s innate
nature (swabhav) is to ascend (urdhvagami). The Atma is in
a constant state of ascending. The nature of the non-Self complex
(pudgal), on the other hand, is to descend (adhogami).
Questioner: So define urdhvagami.
Dadashri: Urdhvagami means that one’s nature alone
will carry him to moksha. As long as you do not interfere, the
Atma, through its own nature (swabhav), is capable of going to
moksha by itself, and you would not have to do a single thing!
And the non-Self complex (pudgal), by its very nature is falling
(adhogami). The more strength the non-Self complex gains, the
lower it gets pushed, and the lesser its strength becomes, it rises;
however, when the Atma is free of the non-Self complex
altogether, is when it ascends to final liberation (moksha).
Questioner: But the Atma’s nature is to rise
(urdhvagami), so why does it descend lower again (adhogami)?
Dadashri: If one has any harmful thoughts towards any
human being or any other soul (jiva), or has thoughts about
hurting anyone in anyway, then heavy subatomic particles
(parmanu) will have attached themselves, which means that it
becomes heavier and he will be pulled downwards. But if you
have altruistic thoughts about doing good for the world, then
lighter subatomic particles will stick to it, which will take you
higher up.