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Kevalgnan, and yet it is nothing new. There is not a trace of unawareness present. It is considered absolute awareness when there is not even the slightest 'dozing' (unawareness of and as the Self). People in general have the worldly awareness; however, this awareness is not complete awareness.
Awareness of the World: Cause of Suffering
As a person's awareness of the worldly life (sansar) increases to its completion he will not like it all. He will find it painful. He will see all the misery within it. It is after this, that he makes an effort towards attaining the awareness of the Self. As his worldly awareness grows, his material pleasures become painful and worldly luxuries are deemed as entrapment. The Emperor Bharat Chakravarti had thirteen hundred queens. Although he had his own empires, he constantly found them to be painful and miserable. A person who has reached the pinnacle of worldly happiness, will also have increased awareness of the worldly life. This very awareness will be painful for him. He will then understand that he has to know something new; something that will bring him permanent happiness.
Every living being is in search of happiness. As long as one does not have the real happiness, one will continue to obtain it from whatever awareness he has from the 'relative' pleasures of the world. However, as worldly pleasure has duality, it will always be followed by pain. The bliss of the Self, on the other hand, is beyond duality. Real happiness is beyond duality; once attained, this bliss never leaves. Real happiness will manifest as the awareness of the Self increases. Such awareness arises after one attains the knowledge of the Self (swaroop Gnan), upon which the awareness of the world will continue to grow. But the knowledge of the Self is the principle thing. When scientists talk about awareness, they are primarily referring to the awareness of the body complex (pudgal). They are clueless about
| 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 |