Aptavani-9
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Only if he brings forth results, will he benefit, right? If he
brings forth a little result, by that I mean if he brings resolution
for ten things, he will get the energy to resolve twenty. Then
spending the energy for twenty will bring forth the energy of
forty. That energy will double again. Then only one will realize
that his energy has increased, otherwise all the energy is
‘dissolved’ and wasted.
Until now he has not been in Agna even for a minute.
Would people at home be hurt if he was abiding by the Agna?
How wonderfully he would win the love of his family by dealing
with them with equanimity. But he does not remain in the Agnas;
he does not even know what the Agnas are. He knows the
Agnas only through the medium of his intellect or words but he
does not understand what it really means. Those abiding by the
Agnas may have some separation due to differences of opinions
(matbhed) but they do not have quarrels. People at home will
not get fed up with him.
Questioner: So in practical terms one has to remain as
the pure Self, do pratikraman and stay away from that which
makes him slip?
Dadashri: Yes, and he should be able to adjust with his
family members. ‘Settling files with equanimity’, is the main
Agna, is it not? And should he not see the pure Soul in everyone
at home? But he does not even think that way; he does not even
have this much awareness.
The solution for this is to make a firm decision that you
want to remain in Dada’s Agnas and then start practicing it from
the next day. Then do pratikraman for the times you did not
remain in the Agna. Please everyone at home by dealing with
them, with equanimity. Despite doing all this, if anyone in the family
gets upset, just ‘see’ that incident and continue ‘seeing’ it. They
are acting that way because of the past karmic account. It is only
today that you have made the decision to abide by the Agnas, so