Non-Violence
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Gnan, but the old ego and attachment that you have brought from
your previous life do not leave easily.
Questioner: The One who is Bliss Incarnate, is his vision
complete and absolute?
Dadashri: Yes it is complete and absolute, but that state
cannot be attained in this time- cycle. The Bliss of the Self falls
short in this era. A complete vision of three hundred and sixty
degrees only occurs in full enlightenment, Keval Gnan. This state
of bliss is not attainable in this era.
Can Mud Taint Light?
Are you aware of the light of the Self? If the headlights
from a car fall on the sewage, would the light rays be affected by
the stench? Will the light take on the color of the sewage?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: So then can this light become tainted with mud?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: The light can touch the mud, but the mud can
never touch the light. Even when the headlight of a car has such
properties, what would the light of the Soul be like? It can never be
smothered or tainted at all. That is why the Soul is eternally
unaffected, uncontaminated, and pure and remains separate. Nothing
touches it and nothing sticks to it: That is what the Soul is like!
The Self is in the form of light, but not this kind of light. I
have seen that light. It is indeed a light. A wall can obstruct the
light from the headlights of a car, whereas nothing can obstruct
the light of the Self. Even walls and mountains cannot obstruct it.
Only the living body is capable of obstructing the Self.
Questioner: Why does the body obstruct it?
Dadashri: Because the living body is a mixture of matter