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of non-dualism (adwaita). This worldly life (sansar) is dualistic
by nature. After you have had the experience of it, you can then
have the experience of the non-dualism. When you no longer
have disagreements with your wife, when you do not have
disagreements with your father, and you do not have quarrels
with anyone; if you have such an experience, then you will have
the experience of non-dualism (adwaita). Only he that has the
experience of dualism (dwaita), can have the experience of
non-dualism (adwaita).
What does adwaita mean? That is what one needs to
know! All of this, is for the purpose of knowing the Atma. If you
do not know the Atma, then you will just carry on wandering!
And those who exist in duality (dwandva), are all in limbo
(wandering about)! Those who are in duality, cannot be
considered non-dualistic (adwaita). What does duality mean? It
means that those who have good-bad, advantage-disadvantage,
and that kind of duality, cannot be considered non-dualistic.
Become Non-Dualistic: Rise Above Duality!
Non-dualism (adwaita) is the name for someone that has
become dwandvatita (transcended duality). Non-dualism is not
something fake. It is because dualism exists, that non-dualism is
able to exist. On what basis does it exist?
Questioner: It exists on the basis of dualism.
Dadashri: Yes, so therefore it is a relative thing, and a
relative thing can never become real. It is because of dualism,
that it remains non-dualism, it is however, a relative thing. And
a relative thing can never become real. And the Atma is something
that is real. So when one talks about non-dualism (adwaita), he
is just talking big, but there is no substance in what he says. If
he is non-dualistic (adwaita), then we should verify it by asking
him, ‘Sir, tell us whether or not you are beyond duality
(dwandvatita)’, and if he says, ‘We are beyond duality’, you
should believe it as correct.