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to it without any use? Just let go of it! But one is not likely to
do so, is he? He will worry about, ‘This will happen or that will
happen’.
‘One (potey)’ becomes the Self upon attaining Gnan.
Then he says, ‘prakruti is not mine,’ and then what does he do?
He protects the prakruti. He is quick to protect the prakruti,
is he not?
Questioner: That is exactly what one does.
Dadashri: What are you saying? He protects it? This
protection that occurs is verily what you have to ‘see’ (jovoo).
It will all shed off on its own gradually as you come to know
(janvoo) this. There is nothing to be done to let go of it
suddenly. Nothing can be accomplished suddenly. Otherwise
one will have problems. It is through knowing (janvoo) that it
will dissipate gradually.
‘I-ness’ in the things one likes
Questioner: Please explain with examples where ‘I-ness’
is ordinarily present?
Dadashri: You see your ‘I-ness’ when someone gives
you your favorite ice cream and then takes it away before you
had a chance to taste it. You will see your ‘I-ness’ when
someone takes your favorite things away from you. In all such
instances, you will be able to see your ‘I-ness’ very clearly.
When your fondness for ‘I-ness’ goes away, so will the
‘I-ness’. Is it likely to go away as long as there is fondness for
it?
Questioner: I did not understand that. Are you talking
about fondness for things or fondness for the ‘I-ness’?
Dadashri: Only when the fondness for ‘I-ness’ goes
away. There is no problem if fondness for all other thing does
not go; fondness for ‘I-ness’ is very strong indeed. One will be