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eradicated, such a stage (of becoming certified) arrives by itself! Awareness is the state where the ‘thief of kashaya’ is not allowed to enter. In such awareness, one can see all his faults and his ego. This ego is definitely there and it makes one taste the sweet juice of doer-ship (garvaras). When someone says, ‘you did well’, he tastes the sweetness of doer-ship right away. This will cause his fall later on! Gnan exists where there is no difference between bitter or sweet. In satsang, explanations to anyone’s questions should not be given by anyone other than the Gnani Purush. Only simple and natural talks are allowed, but the slightest weight given to the relative self, will give rise to the poison that will kill the Self. The kashayas that are lying dormant are eradicated by the increasing awareness. The one in whom awareness has taken hold, should take advantage of the awareness by doing samayik and pratikraman, meaning introspective meditation and repentance respectively, to annihilate the faults. There is great fun in walking behind Dada as His child. Dada will pick you up if you become Dada’s child whereas, if your ego expresses like a grown up, then you have to walk by your self and wander around aimlessly! Then after taking a beating, you will turn around. The intense greed and desire to be worshipped is a terrible disease, it is suicidal; someone will bow to you and then it will become a h abit. The Soul (Self) is already revered by all and one is trying to get his body worshipped, which is going to become ashes one day! Liberation is prevented because of this disease. When one creates a path that is slightly independent from the Gnani’s, he enters into a terrible maze. Once you have been told that you should follow the Gnani, how can you afford to 49