494 Aptavani-9
Questioner: So no matter what kind of results unfold, one should have the laksha( awareness)‘ this is not mine’?
Dadashri: Yes,‘ this is I and this is not I’!
Questioner: Here I can see that I am separate from this shirt, but what is to be‘ seen’ there?
Dadashri: That is exactly how one‘ sees’ it all separate within.
Questioner: What does he‘ see’ in his vision( darshan)? Give us one example.
Dadashri: Will you not know that,‘ This stone is separate and my hand is separate’? Will you not know that these are the attributes of the stone and these are the attributes of my hand?
Questioner: Yes. I would know all the attributes of the stone, that it is heavy, it is cold, it is square …
Dadashri: It is smooth.
Questioner: So how can one remain in the state of‘ these are not my attributes and these are mine’?
Dadashri: You should be aware and know‘ this coldness is not mine, this softness is not mine, this smoothness is not mine, this anger that occurred is not mine, this deceit that occurred is not mine, the kindness that occurred is not mine and so on!
When you are lying down, can you not tell you are separate from the bedding? You understand that don’ t you?
Questioner: In that situation I can understand that the bed and the one sleeping on top are separate but the problem arises when it comes to maintaining awareness that the different phases of the pudgal- the non-Self complex of thoughts, speech and actions, are separate from the Self. In other words the problem is with maintaining the focused awareness( upayog jagruti).