18
Trimantra
Questioner : You say that the upaadhyayas have the
knowledge, what knowledge are you talking about?
Dadashri : Upaadhyaya means they have the knowledge
of the Soul; they also have awareness of their obligations, they
even have knowledge of right conduct, but despite this, right
conduct is not assimilated completely in their behavior. And
b ecause the right conduct has not come to perfection, they
remain at the level of upaadhyaya. Thus they themselves are in
the process of learning and they teach others at the same time.
Questioner : So in other words they have not acquired
perfection in their conduct?
Dadashri : Yes, they have not reached the absolute state
of conduct. If they acquire that state, they would be considered
acharya.
Questioner : So does that mean that even the upaadhyaya
have to be an Atma Gnani (Self realized)?
Dadashri : Not Atma Gnani, but they should have the
conviction (pratiti) of being the Self. There is the conviction plus
more, a higher level.
Which is the next line in the prayer?
Namo Loye Savva Saahunam
Questioner : ‘Namo Loye Savva Saahunam…’
Dadashri : Loye means loka (different worlds in the
cosmos). This obeisance means that I bow to all the sadhus
wherever they are in the universe. Who can you call a sadhu?
Not the ones dressed in saffron or white attire but those who
have known the Self and are proceeding in that direction only.
This obeisance is not directed to the sadhus who have desire
for a worldly life or any material gain. I bow to such sadhus
who have no attachment to their body (dehadhyas).