Q: If shaft is the cause of diseases then how can enlightened masters who don't have the shafts get diseases?
A: Let you be very clear, the body is separate. It can be that when they wanted to break the body, they have to break in some way; so from outside when they see it looks like a disease.
Nisgardatta Maharaj said, only for you it is cancer, not for me. And when Ramana Maharishi was questioned he says there is pain, but no suffering. Their dropping their body, is totally different form the diseases that you suffer.
See, they may go through a disease and drop the body. They accept that disease, otherwise how will they disconnect from that body or how will they leave when they disconnect from that body? When they don't live in their body anymore and they decide to pack up their bags and leave, automatically the body falls into some disease. Your body falling into some disease and their body falling into some disease are totally different; do not compare.
Q: Whenever a thought rises, even before we remember to unclutch, we get too involved in the thought shaft. How to be unlatched whenever a thought rises before getting too involved in that thought.
A: Your idea that you are getting too much involved also is one more shaft. When you are involved 8 years ago, 9 years ago and 10 years ago, when you are involved yesterday, all these incidents are independent. Why are you creating an idea that you are getting too much involved into your thoughts? Even that is one more shaft. When that comes, say alright, now I am relieved. Now I am unclutching.
Even if you think you are involved you can't be involved because the thought will be replaced by some other thought. Constantly you are getting replaced. Let you be very clear, your thought to possess your house, your desire to possess your car is equal to your desire to have a cup of tea; because the desire to have a cup of tea can replace the desire to possess the car.
If you work for 5 years and achieve a new house, when you enter the house you will have that beautiful feeling, oh I have a new house. In two minutes there will be another thought to have a cup of coffee. The desire for the thought of house is replaced. Every thought is constantly replaced.