Aptavani-1
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You have wrong intellect that drives away happiness and invites
misery.
You are unable to understand the real nature of pleasure
and pain. Intellect will always show you the contrary; that which
is not in your real benefit. It derives only the transient happiness
from material things. There is no happiness in material things.
What would happen if someone were to scratch or dent your
new car? Whatever pleasure you derive through the intellect
ultimately results in misery. Drawn by the attraction of things,
the intellect superimposes happiness on them. There are infinite
things. In order to discover the bliss of the Self, each individual
non realized-soul tastes one thing after another and then decides
wherein lies this happiness. That is what humans are in search
of. First they decide that happiness lies in wealth but then they
become obsessed with money and suffer miserably. Then they
decide that happiness lies in a woman. So then they look for
sex in addition to wealth. They are convinced that happiness lies
only with these two. But when their wives retort rudely, it ignites
a fire within them. What happens when their wealth turns against
them? If the income tax department raids their homes, the same
wealth will become a source of their misery.
Difference In Intellect : Difference Of Opinions
In today’s world, there maybe only three people in a
household, but by the end of the day they will have thirty-three
different opinions. How is one to find a solution? Alas! Even a
guru and his disciple, will have difference of opinions by the
day’s end. Wherever there is intellect that divides (bhed buddhi)
there is bound to be difference of opinions. If intellect without
divisions (abhed buddhi) were to arise, then all the problems
would be solved. The one who becomes impartial can sit in the
center and see everyone as innocent. Whenever the intellect
shows you anything negative, you should immediately ask the
right (samyak) intellect to go find a solution, and it will.