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Trimantra
but maintain utmost humility towards the acharyas. An acharya's
presence is so intense that if ever he were to raise his voice, it
would render the upaadhyayas absolutely meek. That is the
aura of an acharya. Nothing can bother an acharya. If a sadhu
were to shout or become very angry, it would not bother the
acharya in the least!
An acharya is such a being that if his disciple were to err,
the disciple would immediately make a confession to the acharya
because he would not be able to bear keeping a secret from his
master. Despite having so much power, the acharya is not stern
by any means. They never get angry; nevertheless people around
them feel a ‘heat of sternness’ in their power.
The silent power of an Acharya is like the ‘burning effect’
of intense cold. They do not have any anger. If they did, they
could never be regarded as acharya. Anyone with the slightest
amount of anger, pride, deceit and greed can never be called an
acharya. Acharyas have such a wonderful presence. And when
they speak you never feel like leaving their side. They are no
ordinary beings!
Dadashri : The Meddlesome Vitarag
My status is that of an acharya. It cannot be called an
absolute state of the vitarag. But if you want to refer to my state
as ‘vitarag’, then you can say I am a meddlesome vitarag. A
meddlesome person, yet free of attachment. I am meddlesome
only because I tell people to come to satsang and that I will do
things for them. Such a meddlesome quality is not to be found
in an absolute vitarag. A vitarag is not concerned with whether
something is beneficial for you or not. His very existence and
presence is beneficial. His entire being is of benefit to mankind.
His aura is beneficial. The air around Him is beneficial. His
speech is beneficial. His darshan is beneficial. But he would not
tell you to do this or that. Whereas I tell you, ‘I will do satsang
with you, so you can be liberated.’ Tirthankars only utter this