Aptavani-9
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Sooj is a different thing. It is a natural gift. Everyone has inner
sooj; everyone has insight that helps them do everything.
Questioner: But is insight (sooj) the direct light of the
Soul?
Dadashri: No, it is not a direct light but inner insight
(antarsooj) is a natural gift. Insight helps one to get work
accomplished in the worldly life. It also shows one what to do
and what to avoid.
Questioner: Is intellect not involved in insight?
Dadashri: No, the intellect merely shows profit and loss
and nothing else.
Questioner: So what is the difference between pragnya
and sooj?
Dadashri: Everyone has insight (sooj), even the animals.
A young child runs around according his sooj. Even a puppy has
sooj but it does not have pragnya. Pragnya is the energy and
the light that arises after one attains Gnan.
Questioner: Are all the tasks accomplished through sooj
(insight), good?
Dadashri: Anything achieved through sooj is done well.
Questioner: What is a difference between commonsense
and pragnya?
Dadashri: Commonsense helps solve all worldly problems;
it helps you open all the ‘locks’. However, nothing opens the
lock of moksha. Pragnya does not arise until one attains Gnan;
otherwise pragnya begins upon attaining samkit – the right
understanding, right belief.
Only one key to open all the locks
Having attained this Gnan now, what should You do for
shuddha vyavahar (for pure worldly interactions)? You need