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Aptavani-9
Subtle observation of one’s own nature
In the old days, people used to make yogurt in small clay
pots. Cats have a habit of drinking milk and yogurt so what do
they do? They stick their heads in the pot to taste the yogurt
because they can smell it. They will not leave the pot alone.
When no one is around, the cat will force its head inside the pot.
It has the strength to force its head in but not to pull it out. So
then, it walks around with the pot around its head! I have seen
cats do this. Have you not seen such a thing? I used to be very
mischievous so I would find ways of playing tricks. If I could not
then others would teach me. You have to be mischievous in
order to play games like this. It was because of my nature that
I found such tricks.
Questioner: All of us are walking around with our heads
in a pot, Dada.
Dadashri: Arey! People walk around doing just that,
don’t they? I see them all the time. I have broken the pots for
many people, what can the poor people do? How long can they
go around with their heads in a pot? Poor fellows, they cannot
even see.
Questioner: How many such ‘pots’ have you broken?
Dadashri: I will not tell you the number but I have
broken the pots for sure. Now that they can see, they say, ‘I will
not stick my head in the pot again!’ They learn from their
experiences. Having learnt from their experience, they will not
repeat the mistake again.
Belief that creates mamata (my-ness)
There is nothing in the worldly life that hinders you. What
is there in the world to hinder you? Where nothing is truly yours,
you believe it to be yours. Have you made a decision that
nothing is yours? What kind of belief is this? Say if you believe
a certain bank to be yours. And one day when you go there and