The reason why every individual appears different, is
because each one is dependent on matter (dravya), location
(kshetra), time (kaad) and inner intent (bhaav). In this however,
when the location changes or another enters one’s location, the
time will have changed, and because of that, the intent will have
changed, which means that the matter (dravya) will also have
changed. Regardless of all the external changes that happen in
the circumstances, there are no changes in the state of the Atma.
The Atma is in its pure state throughout all the three time periods
(past, present and future), but because of layers of coverings
(avaran), its reality is obstructed from coming into one’s vision.
Once the vision is purified, there is no place for impurity. As long
as the ego is there, there is a reason why one’s vision (drashti)
is flawed. Nevertheless the real Atma, the real Self has always
maintained its state of detachment and purity throughout these
changes and even its phases (paryaya) have remained constant.
The relative self (vyavahar atma) has pure (shuddha) and
impure (ashuddha) phases. Obstinacy (insistence on one’s own
truth) in the relative self (vyavahar atma) will lead to the creation
of another relative self. As long as a person does not meet a
Gnani, he has to carry on making his spoiled worldly interaction
(vyavahar) auspicious and good (shubha). But when he meets
the Gnani, he just has to purify his worldly interaction (vyavahar).
When in worldly interaction (vyavahar), one is a relative self
(vyavahar atma), and when one is in the real Self (nischay),
one is the nischay Atma (the real Self)! But, in all the states the
Self is one and the same.
What is the origin (adhishthan) of the world? If it has
been exposed in the exact way, it is by the revered Dadashri.
The origin of the world is the relative self; the atma that has
been instilled with life (pratishthit atma). The real Atma has
always remained here; in the state of complete non-doership
(akarta bhavey) and detachment (uninvolved - udaseen
bhavey). It is only because the energy of vision (darshan shakti)
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