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others do not understand? If someone were to ask me, I would
tell them. One lady actually did stop giving sermons and came
to take Gnan. That mahasati (a nun in Jainism) said, ‘I am
giving two discourses a day. I feel like giving religious instructions.
This I know is going to land me in hell. If I take Gnan from you,
will I be able to give religious instructions freely?’ I said, ‘Yes,
you can.’ Then she took Gnan. The outcome for those who are
on such religious paths and have taken Gnan has been very
good.
Veils of Ignorance Can Only Be Destroyed
with the Right Vision
Questioner: When the Knower, who is established in the
Self, has to face unfolding of his karma, does he not become
controlled by those circumstances?
Dadashri: No, he is the Knower of the unfolding
circumstance (udaya). When he remains the Knower (Gnata)
of the unfolding karma, he is considered to be the Knower
(Gnayak swabhav). And when he is not the Knower of the
karma effect, he is under the control of those circumstances
(udayavash).
Questioner: Dada, when one becomes the Knower once,
will he ever be controlled by the circumstances?
Dadashri: He will come under control of circumstances.
When the unfolding karmas are very heavy and sticky, then he
will become controlled by them. That is why we have these
pratyakhyan avaran kashays. I used to think a lot about them,
‘Oh, ho ho! What kind of kashay is this pratyakhyan avaran
kashay?’ I used to think a lot about them before I attained
Gnan. Because what did people say? They said avirat kashays
(never-ending kashays) means anantanubandhi, and then after
that comes apratyakhyani. What are the kashays, for which no
pratikraman and pratyakhyan has been done, called?