dadavani - Self Realization In 2 Hours
dadavani - Self Realization In 2 Hours
dadavani - Self Realization In 2 Hours
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Questioner: But enough for the hunger<br />
signal. Enough for hunger only.<br />
Dadashri: Enough for the hunger only,<br />
nothing else after that. Other item should not<br />
come in this. There is no harm if there is<br />
shrikhand-puri. There is no problem even if<br />
there is basundi (heavy creamy milk dessert)<br />
puri.<br />
Questioner: Wherever there is<br />
basundi-puri in a dinner plate and you eat<br />
just enough for the hunger signal to stop. But<br />
then one thinks that he likes basundi, and<br />
adds more basundi until the stomach is ready<br />
to burst and even then, he takes the third<br />
bowl; is that considered ornamental?<br />
Dadashri: If the hunger is still there,<br />
why not eat the puris in the ornamental<br />
category?<br />
Questioner: No. The hunger is over.<br />
This is the talk after the hunger is no longer<br />
present.<br />
Dadashri: That is all ornamental. The<br />
hunger signal should be satisfied.<br />
Questioner: Whatever comes in the<br />
plate, there is no problem. It is only to<br />
complete the hunger, are we to proceed with<br />
such understanding only?<br />
Dadashri: You eat ten-twelve dishes of<br />
ice cream; you should not believe that it is for<br />
the satisfaction of hunger. There, hunger will<br />
not quench at all. That is all shokha (fondness;<br />
ardent desire, passion). It is not for the<br />
contentment of the hunger. It is not for the<br />
allaying of the signal of hunger (bhookha).<br />
Ornamental food means that which is fleshmass<br />
building (pushtikarak); if it is of that<br />
kind, then it is a problem.<br />
Questioner: Now, that which ruins<br />
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one’s health should not be eaten; is that<br />
so?<br />
Dadashri: <strong>In</strong> worldly life interaction,<br />
that food which affects and harms your health<br />
should not be taken. However, after attaining<br />
this Gnan (<strong>Self</strong>-realization), if there is food<br />
that may hurt your health, then you may take<br />
it if you feel fine with it. Otherwise take less.<br />
If you eat less then you will not die!<br />
Questioner: Should we take food just<br />
enough to maintain awareness (jagruti)?<br />
Dadashri: Buffaloes would take<br />
excessive food. Buffaloes are free to take it in<br />
excess. Human beings do not have this freedom.<br />
Attachment-abhorrence exist due to<br />
opinion<br />
The senses (indriya) will definitely<br />
accept a mango if it is tasty. You will<br />
immediately grab it and start eating when it<br />
comes in front of you, but why does one<br />
remember the mango even after eating? That<br />
is because one has bound an opinion that,<br />
‘The mango is very tasty.’ The senses do not<br />
make you think about it; the poor senses will<br />
eat when you bring something in front of them.<br />
It is your opinion that causes attachment<br />
(raag) and abhorrence (dwesh). You become<br />
spontaneous and natural (sahaj) when you<br />
become free of opinions.<br />
Attachment and abhorrence happens<br />
the moment you bind an opinion. There is no<br />
attachment or abhorrence where there is no<br />
opinion.<br />
Main cause of hunger is dwesh<br />
Does a human being eat because of<br />
raag or because of dwesh? When one goes<br />
to eat, does he eat because of raag or<br />
because of dwesh?<br />
22 January 2013
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