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sahajata (naturalness) from occurring, will it not?
The potapanu with protection may remain, but any other
kind of potapanu must leave. If someone says, ‘you don’t have
any sense’, there should not be any protection of the prakruti.
Who is the sole authority in this? It is the ego (ahamkar). The
one that opposes or resists is the ego. Who opposes everything
and challenges? It is the ego. But the ego is gone, is it not? So
the protection is being done unnecessarily, is it not?
So whatever happens is correct. You will not find such
discussion and talks in any scriptures. Talks about protection of
the prakruti are not to be found anywhere. Because, who will
not protect the prakruti? Everyone, except the Lord, protects
his or her prakruti. And You are protecting the prakruti even
though it is not Yours; it is an alien. You know that it is an alien
and having known that, You are still making arrangements to
marry ‘her’! Is that not a wonder?
The ego (ahamkar) and ‘my-ness’ (mamata) are gone,
but ‘I-ness’ (potapanu) remains. Is that not a wonder!
The ‘seer’ does not have ‘I-ness’
What do ‘we’ call ‘I-ness’ (potapanu)?
Questioner: Protection of prakruti is ‘I-ness’.
Dadashri: So should the prakruti be protected?
Questioner: ‘We’ are the ‘seers’ (jonara); what needs
to be done and what needs not to be done.
Dadashri: The ‘seer’ (jonaro) does not have any ‘I-
ness’ (potapanu). The seer can never have any ‘I-ness’. This
discussion is for the one who still protects the prakruti.
If you are going somewhere and on the way someone tells
you, ‘No you have to go the other way,’ do you get irritated at
that time?
Questioner: Yes.