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karma and it is predetermined. When a person uses his intellect
to make money, he ruins his dhyan. Instead of dharma dhyan he
is in raudra or arta dhyan. This ruins his next life.
And as if that is not enough, people have learned to use
tricks and deception. By this I mean they exploit those with
lesser intellect by using their own higher intellect. Thus they
deceive others of their wealth. Deceptive people are very smart,
and so are thieves. People who use deception bind for a birth
in the world of lower life forms (adhogati).
Vaniks create boundaries of defense around themselves
with their intellect to protect their own self-interest. They do not
care for the welfare of others around them. Why do they look
good in their worldly interactions? It is because of this ‘fence’
of their intellect. Their focus is only on themselves and they are
constantly looking after their own self-interest. If a Vanik were
asked to render judgment, he will first consider whether the
person concerned will be happy or unhappy. He would render
judgment, which will not hurt the other person. In order not to
hurt the other person, he would rather lie and render a wrong
judgment. But the God within takes notice that he is keeping
both sides covered. Why not say it exactly as it is. Tell the truth
in such a way that it is not hurtful. But instead they cover up the
truth with a wrong decision, and thereby take on a grave liability.
By proving a guilty man innocent, one takes on a grave liability.
One should say it as it is.
How have all these problems arisen? It is because these
people keep others in the dark in order to maintain their own
self-interest. They will cover this up until the point of discovery.
The shameless hoarding they do for their own worldly happiness
will make them suffer intensely on their path of liberation. It will
torture them and create a lot of misery for them. It will not allow
them to attain liberation easily.