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does that ever come about? After attaining the knowledge of the Self one gradually becomes like that.
Questioner: Don't people take advantage of people who are nikhalas?
Dadashri: No. The person who comes to take advantage would not even be able to come within a hundred feet of him. He will lose courage.
Questioner: Does nikhalas mean to stay in one's own swaroop (the Self)?
Dadashri: When I give you Gnan (knowledge of the Self), even You remain as the Self. But you would not call that nikhalasata. A nikhalas person does not have a single thought about worldly life (sansar); his heart is absolutely pure. You however, still have those thoughts and you become engrossed (tanmayakar) in them. You will not become transparent, as long as you have thoughts about your home, your business, sex and any other kinds of thoughts.
Questioner: What does a nikhalas person think about?
Dadashri: He has no thoughts at all. His mind is constantly moving at every moment; it becomes samayvarti (prevailing in the alertness of the smallest fraction of time; i.e. it does not get stuck on any particular thing; it is always in the present moment).
A nikhalas person has infinite special energies (siddhis). But, he does not use them. Ultimately, even You will have to become like that, will You not?
Write an essay' about what one has to live life for and bring it to me! Write about all the positive sides and the all negative sides of it. Won't you have to make some kind of progress? How long will you remain as an ordinary man? At the age of thirteen, I had thoughts about becoming an extraordinary
| SR No. | 030034 |
| Book Title | Aptavani Shreni 04 |
| 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 |