Aptavani-9
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Dadashri: Yes, abhimaan is a result of the ego. That
result remains but the root cause is gone. The ego is gone.
Kevalgnan (absolute enlightenment) occurs when all the results
of the ego go away.
Questioner: But abhimaan is a result of the ego, so
does kevalgnan come when abhimaan goes away?
Dadashri: No, abhimaan is not the only result of ego;
there are many other results too. One achieves kevalgnan when
they are all gone.
Questioner: Then what are the other results of the ego
(ahamkar)?
Dadashri: There are many different kinds of results.
Questioner: What should we do so that our abhimaan
does not cause anyone any difficulty and makes them happy
instead?
Dadashri: All you have to do is have such an inner intent,
nothing else. Your intent should be, ‘My abhimaan should not
hurt anyone but it should make them happy.’ And if someone
still gets hurt, then do pratikraman and move on. What else can
you do? Do you have to sit there the whole night? You cannot
sit there even if you want to, so what can you do?
Nevertheless you should proceed in a way that it does not
hurt anyone.
Questioner: Is the worldly life not supported by the
result of the ego, ‘I am Chandulal’?
Dadashri: But that ego is gone after attaining this Gnan.
If the ego remained it would continue to produce results, would
it not? New results do not arise after attaining this Gnan. The old
ones will dissipate; only the old ones will dissipate. So then the
problem is solved. The karmic ‘tank’ does not refill. One person
may have a fifty-gallon tank; another may have a tank of twenty-