Aptavani Shreni 04

SR No.: 030034
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
Publication Year: 2013
Total Pages: 480
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 1 MB

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When swa-parinati (the natural state of the Self) arises, it means samaysaar (essence of time) has arisen.
What Is Religion? What Is Science?
There is a difference between religion and science. Science has siddhant (irrefutable principles) and religions are all ʻrelative’; their fruits are ‘relative' and even their actions are ‘relative’. Anything that you do with the underlying belief of, 'I am Chandubhai' is religion. But to know something precisely, ‘as it is’, is called science. When you have become nihshank (free from doubt), and after having realized your own Self, and seeing things 'as they are', it would be called science (vignan). Science is always non-contradictory. It will show everything ‘as it is', as it will only show the facts.
Questioner: Can you explain that in detail?
Dadashri: It is like this: Say, 'You are Chandubhai’. If you insult someone, then it would be adharma (irreligion), and if you gave someone something good to eat and drink and put his mind at ease, then it would be called religion (dharma). And if you hurt someone, or make someone feel bad or uneasy, it would be called adharma. “Relative (non-Self) things give rise to the “relative' and the 'real' (the Self) never gives rise to the ‘relative'. The 'real' only arises from the 'real'. The only thing that remains is the realization of the “real' (the Self). At the moment, you have the illusory beliefs that: ‘All things run because of my power (shakti), God did this, my horoscope (stars) is not in my favor... When in fact, the real ‘doer' is some other entity.