To See Asaiyam is Saiyam
The one with saiyam is constantly aware.
Questioner: How can we tell whether our awareness (jagruti) is adequate or not?
Dadashri: We can frequently tell, based on our saiyam. Say someone comes along and tells ‘Chandubhai’ (the relative self) that, “This child you are teaching, you are doing a very bad job at it.” If he keeps blaming you like this to your face, then at that time, this ‘Chandubhai’ will blame him in return. And You will know that ‘Chandubhai’ became asaiyami. The one to whom asaiyam happens is Known; the Knower of this is saiyami.
So can You or can You not tell whether this awareness is there?
If someone swears at you, You will Know in Your awareness. Or else if you have dressed up nicely to go to a wedding and someone spits (on your clothes), then the awareness of not attacking the evidentiary doer (nimit) arises within.
This ‘Chandubhai’ may attack at that time, but even then You feel that, ‘This should not be so.’ That is awareness and that is indeed saiyam.
To See the asaiyam is indeed saiyam! This saiyam that is done in other places is a child-like saiyam. Child-like saiyam, saiyam without understanding.
When someone says something hurtful to such a person, he will strike. Our mahatmas will strike as well, but they immediately understand that, ‘This is wrong.’ Whereas what will that other person think after striking? “I definitely have to talk back,” he will say. The intellect will double (multiply) it, on top of that.
You (mahatma) believe that what happened was wrong, whereas what will he do? He doubles it. It gives rise to asaiyam multiplied by asaiyam.
Someone may tell you off; but nobody actually says anything to You or knows You (pure Soul), so he is not saying anything to You. If someone tells ‘Chandubhai’ off, then You should remain in saiyam. And if he becomes depressed, You should tell ‘Chandubhai’ that, ‘Brother, he is scolding you because there may be some mistake of yours. So why are you becoming depressed?
And if it is not your mistake, then it is his responsibility, it is not your responsibility.’ If you tell him that, then ‘Chandubhai’ will become all right.
The one with saiyam is constantly aware.
Questioner: How can we tell whether our awareness (jagruti) is adequate or not?
Dadashri: We can frequently tell, based on our saiyam. Say someone comes along and tells ‘Chandubhai’ (the relative self) that, “This child you are teaching, you are doing a very bad job at it.” If he keeps blaming you like this to your face, then at that time, this ‘Chandubhai’ will blame him in return. And You will know that ‘Chandubhai’ became asaiyami. The one to whom asaiyam happens is Known; the Knower of this is saiyami.
So can You or can You not tell whether this awareness is there?
If someone swears at you, You will Know in Your awareness. Or else if you have dressed up nicely to go to a wedding and someone spits (on your clothes), then the awareness of not attacking the evidentiary doer (nimit) arises within.
This ‘Chandubhai’ may attack at that time, but even then You feel that, ‘This should not be so.’ That is awareness and that is indeed saiyam.
To See the asaiyam is indeed saiyam! This saiyam that is done in other places is a child-like saiyam. Child-like saiyam, saiyam without understanding.
When someone says something hurtful to such a person, he will strike. Our mahatmas will strike as well, but they immediately understand that, ‘This is wrong.’ Whereas what will that other person think after striking? “I definitely have to talk back,” he will say. The intellect will double (multiply) it, on top of that.
You (mahatma) believe that what happened was wrong, whereas what will he do? He doubles it. It gives rise to asaiyam multiplied by asaiyam.
Someone may tell you off; but nobody actually says anything to You or knows You (pure Soul), so he is not saying anything to You. If someone tells ‘Chandubhai’ off, then You should remain in saiyam. And if he becomes depressed, You should tell ‘Chandubhai’ that, ‘Brother, he is scolding you because there may be some mistake of yours. So why are you becoming depressed?
And if it is not your mistake, then it is his responsibility, it is not your responsibility.’ If you tell him that, then ‘Chandubhai’ will become all right.
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