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
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