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are you not? For the worldly life, only renunciation (tyaag) is
needed! Whatever acquisition (grahan) we have to do, we do
anyways.
Dadashri: Acquisition (grahan) itself is difficult. Where
as renunciation (tyaag) is quite possible to do.
Questioner: Even renunciation (tyaag) is impossible. How
can renunciation be possible? The outer renunciation is different,
and the inner renunciation is different. Does renunciation not
have to come from within?
Dadashri: You need the inner renunciation (tyaag) for it
all to be possible. There are many people that do that. You need
to look at what kind of acquisition (grahan) you have done.
With renunciation, a vacuum is created, so what will you put
there instead?
Questioner: What else could there be, other than, all this
is truly the Absolute Self (sarva khalvidam Brahma)?
Dadashri: But what is Brahma?
Questioner: Brahma means the Atma.
Dadashri: How does one become the Atma (Brahma)?
The Atma (Brahma) does not manifest! That is because, when
does the Atma (Brahma) manifest? When anger-pride-deceit-
greed (krodh-maan-maya-lobh) and the ‘my-ness’ (mamata)
disappear, that is when the Atma (Brahma) will manifest;
otherwise, it will not manifest! Until then the consciousness of,
‘I am this body (dehadhyas)’, will not leave!
Questioner: Now you can see my shortcomings, how
can I do that?
Dadashri: No, why would ‘we’ look at your
shortcomings? You should be able to see your own shortcomings:
‘I still have greed (lobh), or I have anger (krodh)’; that is
something only you can see. You (the Self) do not have any