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non-Self) are very separate. But for you, both their results come
out together, that is why you find it tasteless. The end mixture of
the functions (dharmas) of both, renders it tasteless. And for the
Gnani Purush, the results of the Self (chetan) remain separate,
and the results of the non-Self (anatma) remain separate; both
streams, run separately, which is why he constantly remains in
absolute bliss (parmanand).
It is like this: eating, drinking, bathing, getting up, sleeping,
waking; are all the functions or roles (dharma) of the body. And
people are all enmeshed in the functions of the body. Not even
once, has one entered into the true nature (dharma) of the
Atma (Self). And if one had entered into the true nature of the
Atma, just even for a second, he would never have moved
away from Bhagwan’s side, ever.
Constant Uninterrupted Thoughts About the
Atma Are Useful
Questioner: Should a living being (jiva) do thinking?
Dadashri: About what?
Questioner: Should one think about what he has heard
from you or what he may have read?
Dadashri: Yes. By thinking, you would have to extract
the meaning.
Questioner: So is thinking necessary?
Dadashri: Yes, there is a need; but only to a certain
extent.
The way it is, is that this thinking only needs to be done
until one attains the Atma, and after that, there is no more
thinking. That is because thinking is the function (dharma) of the
mind. Therefore, after you have attained the true nature of the
Soul (Atmadharma), you no longer need the nature of the mind
(manodharma). Thereafter, you no longer need: the nature of