Aptavani-9
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Whereas men hold on to the ego, ‘I told you to do this but you
did that!’ That is obstinacy (aadayee).
Questioner: So is the flowing ego the same as the
dramatic ego – the ego that plays the role of the worldly life
without attachment?
Dadashri: It is the dramatic ego. There is no problem
with the flowing ego. If men have a flowing ego, there is no
problem. It is obstinacy when they hold on to the ego.
Obstinacy leaves by ‘knowing’ that it has
occurred
Questioner: Once a person realizes he has been
obstinate, how can he turn it around if he wants to?
Dadashri: The fact that he ‘Knows’ that obstinacy has
occurred, verily means that he is turning around. ‘He’ (the one
who has awakened) turns back the instant he ‘knows’ (inner
experience of Knowledge - anubhav) that obstinacy is occurring.
He cannot turn back as long as he does not know and
‘knowing’ means he will definitely turn around.
Questioner: What other adjustments does one have to
take to turn around?
Dadashri: Nothing else, ‘he’ will turn around automatically.
Whatever process is necessary, ‘he’ will turn around with that
process. There are processes (vidhis) of adjustments. If one has
taken Gnan, he will come to ‘know’ ‘his’ obstinacy, but not
otherwise. And here, he directly begins to see his faults.
Questioner: One turns around when he knows his
obstinacy (aadayee). How does he know the obstinacy? How
does he recognize it?
Dadashri: He will recognize it immediately. If he has
taken ‘our’ Gnan, then he will immediately recognize that he is
starting to become obstinate. He will immediately know whether