16.1 In the Samvat year 1876, on Mãgshar vad 4 [5th December, 1819], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of sãdhus, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
16.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “A wise bhakta of Bhagvãn, who can distinguish between sat and asat, perceives the avgun within himself and thoughtfully eradicates them. He also rejects any apparent avgun he perceives in a sant or a satsangi, and perceives their gun. Moreover, he never sees avgun in Bhagvãn. In addition, he accepts as the highest truth, whatever words of advice Bhagvãn and a sant offer and does not doubt their words in any way. Therefore, when a sant tells him ‘You are distinct from the mind, body, indriyas, and prãns; you are satya; you are the knower of the body, indriyas, and prãns, which are all asatya’ he accepts this to be the truth. He then behaves as the ãtmã – distinct from them all – and never follows the instincts of his own mind.
16.3 “In addition, such a person perceives objects and kusang that may cause bondage, or raise deficiencies in the ekãntik dharma, and avoids them. He does not become bound by them. Also, he takes in thoughts that are positive, and avoids thoughts that are negative. A person, who behaves in this way, is known to possess wisdom.”
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