Aptavani Shreni 08

SR No.: 030038
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
Total Pages: 436
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 1 MB

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is light. If you are pulled into darkness, you will go downwards, and if you are pulled into the light, you will go upwards.
Downwards Because of the Ego
Questioner: But is the nature of the Atma, not natural and spontaneous (sahaj)? So why do we have to do sadhana (spiritual endeavor) for spiritual bliss (shreya)?
Dadashri: The Atma has no spiritual happiness (shreya), nor does it have worldly happiness (preya). The Atma's innate nature (swabhav) is to ascend (urdhvagami). The Atma is in a constant state of ascending. The nature of the non-Self complex (pudgal), on the other hand, is to descend (adhogami).
Questioner: So define urdhvagami.
Dadashri: Urdhvagami means that one's nature alone will carry him to moksha. As long as you do not interfere, the Atma, through its own nature (swabhav), is capable of going to moksha by itself, and you would not have to do a single thing! And the non-Self complex (pudgal), by its very nature is falling (adhogami). The more strength the non-Self complex gains, the lower it gets pushed, and the lesser its strength becomes, it rises; however, when the Atma is free of the non-Self complex altogether, is when it ascends to final liberation (moksha).
Questioner: But the Atma's nature is to rise (urdhvagami), so why does it descend lower again (adhogami)?
Dadashri: If one has any harmful thoughts towards any human being or any other soul (jiva), or has thoughts about hurting anyone in anyway, then heavy subatomic particles (parmanu) will have attached themselves, which means that it becomes heavier and he will be pulled downwards. But if you have altruistic thoughts about doing good for the world, then lighter subatomic particles will stick to it, which will take you higher up.