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Aptasutra 958

The 'Gnani' is in the form of an instrument to attain the goal (Experience of Pure Soul). The goal is the scientific form of Soul (vignan swarup atma).

Aptasutra 957

The scriptures are the instruments and how to use these instruments is a science itself. One goes wandering around for infinite lives because he doesn’t have the knowledge of this science!

Aptasutra 956

Scriptures are as ‘helping problem’. Scriptures only give directions. Scriptures are like a thermometer. Can you grind a thermometer and give it as medicine?

In scriptures, there is knowledge about the different methods; the knowledge about the goal [to attain Pure Soul] is not there. ‘Gnani’ has the knowledge about the goal [to attain Pure Soul]. Knowledge about the goal, which is the Soul, is obtained as a result of the ‘Gnani’s’ grace.

Aptasutra 954

There are two types of spiritual practices. One spiritual practice is done to attain the final goal (experience of pure soul) and the other type of spiritual practice is done for the sake of doing the spiritual practice. The practice that is performed with the intent of attaining the final goal is the last & final type of spiritual practice.

Aptasutra 953

There is no means other than vitrag-science (science that frees us from all attachments) that will give Final-Liberation [Moksha]. Other means [methods, instruments] will cause bondage; they only help to pass the time; [whereas] means to attain the Eternal Thing (experience of Pure Soul) can be attained from the ‘Gnani Purush’ (the enlightened one).

Aptasutra 952

Attachment-abhorrence is the foundation for the worldly life and the foundation for ‘Knowledge’ is a state free of all attachments (vitragta).

Aptasutra 951

Whatever work you do in this world; the work itself has no value. If there is attachment-abhorrence behind that work, then only you are responsible for the next life. You are not responsible if attachment-abhorrence don’t occur.

Aptasutra 950

When attachment does not occur when someone gives flowers and no abhorrence occurs when someone throws stones; that is considered equanimity.

Aptasutra 949

Equanimity means that one does not do abhorrence at the time of abhorrence (generating incidents) and one does not do attachment at the time of attachment (generating incidents).

Aptasutra 948

It is called equanimity when one has no attachment with the good (the auspicious) and no abhorrence for the bad (the inauspicious). The one without duality is in equanimity-state. In worldly interactions, people identify tolerance as equanimity!

Aptasutra 947

Keep on doing whatever it is that you have been doing; but, do no attachment-abhorrence. If ‘You’ stay in ‘Your [Pure Soul] state’; attachment-abhorrence will not occur.

Aptasutra 946

When there is no attachment-abhorrence; one is on the path of liberation [moksha].

Aptasutra 945

Like-dislike is ‘discharge moha’ (that which discharges & does not charge new karmas) and attachment-abhorrence is ‘charge-moha’ (that which charges new karmas).

Aptasutra 944

Illusion (moha) is to take a beating and then forget, to take another beating and then forget again.

Aptasutra 943

The worldly vision is filled with infinite infatuations and attachments and no one can escape from it; [hence] there is no alternative other than staying in Gnani’s feet [surrendering to the enlightened one is the only alternative].

Aptasutra 942

Tremendous my-ness’ [mamta] is bound in the presence of Soul [Atma], and it is also in the presence of Soul that this my-ness is tremendously dissipated.

Aptasutra 941

If one has egoism without my-ness, he will go to moksha; all this entrapment is there because of egoism with my-ness!

Aptasutra 940

Once the entrancement (Infatuation; Deluded state), in material objects, is gone; the loss in spirituality stops!

Aptasutra 939

There is my-ness (mamata) all over! Only while taking out the trash, people have no my-ness!

Aptasutra 938

My-ness (mamta) is indeed parigrah [attachment to material objects]; material object is not a parigrah. Gnani doesn’t have My-ness (mamata), He has the eternal element (experience of Pure Soul).

Aptasutra 937

How many types of ‘my-ness’ (mamata) are there?! There is my-ness in each & every hair. If a single hair is pulled out, he will become upset that my hair was pulled.

Aptasutra 936

The one with ‘egoism’ and ‘my-ness’ (mamata); the one with the awareness that ‘I am the doer’- are all called ‘Jiva’ [living beings] and he who has attained the realization that ‘I am not the doer, I am the Knower-Seer and I am the form of the eternal-bliss’, then he is the ‘Soul’!

Aptasutra 935

God says only one thing if you want to have attachment towards worldly life; go ahead and get attached to it; or else, get attached to Me. If you get attached to Me, you will get permanent happiness and if you get attached to the worldly life, you will not find contentment!

Aptasutra 934

As long as the egoism is alive, ‘my-ness’ remains within the self.

Aptasutra 933

Egoism itself is an incomplete stage.

Aptasutra 932

Ego will always conduct itself to make sure that it does not appear bad.

Aptasutra 931

Egoism of the ignorant stage (ignorance of the true self) is considered live egoism. It becomes lifeless after attaining knowledge of the Self. If one takes the side of this lifeless egoism that, “I am not like that”- it will become alive again. Lifeless egoism is to be disposed off; it is not to be protected.

Aptasutra 930

Worldly life is not an impediment; your obstinacies and your ignorance of the self are only the impediments.

Aptasutra 929

One should not be obstinate even in worldly interaction. If you are obstinate with a ‘collector’, what will he do? He will throw you in jail. So then what will happen if you are obstinate with God? God won’t put you in jail, but his happiness upon you will break (will go away).

Aptasutra 928

If you want to go to moksha (attain ultimate liberation), you will have to become simple and straightforward. Being obstinate won’t work there. You will have to remove all the tubers & become totally free from intellect (abudh).