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Aptavani-9
Dadashri: Awareness will not remain at that time. When
someone greets you with respect and says, ‘welcome, welcome
Chandulal’ the effect of the sound of those words is such! And
if someone tells you, ‘you do not have any sense’ then what
effect will such words have on you?
Questioner: This Akram Vignan is such that first it will
not let the effect of those words touch the Self (the soul within).
There arises within the awareness as to whom the words,
‘senseless’ are being addressed to.
Dadashri: Yes. First such awareness arises. Then nothing
will affect You once this awareness arises. The one who
becomes aware as to who is being addressed in, ‘welcome,
welcome,’ remains unaffected. (This respectful greeting is being
given to Chandulal, the relative self and this is the awareness—
jagruti). You have to extract and attain such subtle understanding.
Questioner: This is very necessary. The breakdown in
the continuity of this awareness occurs, and is that the reason
that all such faults take over the control?
Dadashri: All these faults cause the intervening
breakdown. That is why the Lord has said, ‘Keval nij swabhav
nu akhand varte Gnan—the uninterrupted bliss of the Self is
being experienced.’ But it does get interrupted. Therefore stop
the habit of tasting sweetness (of respect) and it is unlikely that
anyone will go out of his way to serve you anything bitter
(insult). This is because your worldly interaction now is such that
no one will insult you, and if it does happen then know that as
your vyavasthit—scientific circumstantial evidence. The fault is
of the sufferer.
Questioner: The awareness prevails stronger during
bitter and unpleasant life effects.
Dadashri: That is why one becomes deluded at the time
of tasting sweetness; enjoying the pleasant life effects.