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speech. These subtle mistakes are because of lack of awareness
and you are not able to see them. It is only when the Gnani sheds
light on them, that they become apparent. The obvious mistakes
are like electricity. They sting you and you become aware. They
are much better and easier to see and clear compared with these
subtle ones, which do not sting you easily.
Questioner: What kind of mistakes are these that have
electricity?
Dadashri: These faults are straightforward and
uncomplicated. They result in irritation but then, dissipate. These
mistakes are better because they keep one in a state of
awareness, whereas no one can see these other mistakes of the
darkness, which are very subtle. These mistakes are such that
the person himself cannot see them; he is engulfed in spiritual
laziness. He is the guilty one himself and yet there is no one
around to show him his mistakes. Mistakes of the light can be
distinguished as others easily point them out. Mistakes that
harass and gnaw at you, I call them your electrical mistakes –
mistakes that are visible. Those that do not bother you, I call
your mistakes of darkness. The mistakes that bother you will
quickly become apparent but those that do not, slip away
unnoticed and remain hidden. It does not matter how difficult or
awkward a person is. It matters whether the mistakes are of the
light or darkness. The mistakes of the light will leave easily. The
mistakes of darkness are very difficult to be rid of.
Absolute Enlightenment: Last Mistake Is Destroyed
No one should ever claim that they have no faults. It is only
at the stage of Absolute Enlightenment that there are no mistakes
left. Even Lord Mahavir could see his own mistakes up to the
point of attaining full Enlightenment. For Lord Mahavir, Absolute