PREFACE
By Dr. Niruben Amin
From time immemorial, prakruti, which is the non-self
complex (also known as the relative-self), is characteristically
bound by worldly affinities. When one meets a ‘Gnani Purush’,
he enters into spirituality i.e. non-worldly affinities. However the
prakruti, which was created in the past life and its inherent
tendency to remain bound to the worldly life, will not refrain
from manifesting when circumstances of nature pressure it. And
in the current time cycle of Kaliyug, the effects of past karma of
the relative-self are such that they oppose and mostly obstruct
final liberation. In such times, to win the conflict between worldly
entanglements and spiritual efforts to attain the real Self, the
Gnani Purush gives many explanations of His experiential
understanding here.
1. Obstinacy (aadayee) : To be upset and noncommunicative
(risavu) : Manipulative tantrum (tragu)
Those who are straight and simple achieve straight and
simple liberation. Gnani Purush is straight and simple in every
way. His statements are proven true in all three times; the past,
present and future. For any man who comprehends the
statements of such a Gnani Purush, his liberation is at arms
length. Gnani Purush says that obstinacy is an obstruction on the
path to liberation, and if one can straighten out, then he can
become God. What is wrong in becoming straight through your
own understanding as opposed to becoming straight after taking
a beating from others?
If you admit to your obstinacies, they will go away but if
you deny them, they become stronger. You can only win over
obstinacies by acknowledging and then ‘seeing and knowing’
them.
You have the right to see only your own obstinacies.
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