Aptavani-9
191
Questioner: Dada, is there any connection between
commonsense and Gnan?
Dadashri: The only connection is that Gnan is selfless.
The one who is going to attain Gnan has arrived at the stage of
selflessness. After attaining Gnan, both Gnan and commonsense,
blossom. Otherwise there is no connection between Gnan and
commonsense. All of you here (mahatmas) have Gnan, do you
not? It is because of the lack of any selfish intent; it is because
of selflessness that both commonsense and Gnan continue to
bloom in you. And the one who is selfish, his commonsense
becomes one sided and the Gnan will not blossom at all.
Questioner: But the one who has a selfish interest, his
ability of worldly interactions (vyavaharikta) will improve, will
it not?
Dadashri: It will but it will be only one sided; it will be
only in specific matters. That which is one sided, focused, and
unilateral is not considered commonsense. Commonsense is
applicable everywhere. That is why I have used the English term
‘everywhere applicable,’ so that people will not make their own
‘convenient’ meaning in their own language.
Questioner: But Dada, a person may or may not have
any internal attachment (raag) or abhorrence (dwesh), in this.
Dadashri: Attachment and abhorrence will keep
decreasing if one proceeds selflessly. Only the selfish one has all
the attachment and abhorrence.
Questioner: And does the one with commonsense have
attachment and abhorrence?
Dadashri: His attachment and abhorrence keeps
decreasing day by day, the Gnan keeps increasing and the
commonsense keeps blossoming, everything blooms.
Questioner: Does commonsense increase from all the
clashes that occur if a person knows how to extract the essence