Aptavani-9
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It is applicable to a person who pushes away his attraction
(moha) through his ego; we can call him nirmohi. This means
that the ego itself is still present but he has reduced everything
else. If someone insults him or swears at him, he will say,
‘What is it to me?’ But his ego still remains. His ego of being
nirmaani or nirmohi remains. Will this ego not have to be
removed in the end?
The Gnani can get rid of the ego of a maani. However,
the ego of not being proud in a nirmaani is so subtle that even
the Lord cannot remove it. If such an ego were to arise within
you, it will destroy you. So ask someone before you do anything
along these lines.
That is why Krupadudev has written, ‘why does one not
attain liberation?’ Then He said it is not greed or any such
problems but if maan were not there, one would attain liberation
here and now!
This is written to give encouragement to people; a
viewpoint is stated. It is correct. It is to show those who do not
have Self-realization that everything else will be overlooked but
one must not lose his focus of his maan. Maan (pride) is the
cause of the worldly life.
Sat Purush is he who…
Krupadudev has said that a Sat Purush is the one who has
continuous focused awareness (upayog) of the Self. Therefore,
the one, who never misses his upayog, not even for a second,
is called Sat Purush. Then it is the one whose speech is not
found in scriptures; it is a speech that has never been heard
before and it is a speech that gives experience. His words can
create new scriptures. A person can achieve liberation if he
hears just one word of the one who has a constant awareness
as the Self, day and night. Because His speech has vachanbud
i.e. it has energy and power in it. He does not have any inner
desires whatsoever; such non-visible is His conduct. There are