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would not wander!
The word chetan (sentient) is derived from chit. Pure
Knowledge (Gnan) + Pure Vision (darshan) = Pure Chetan
That which the chit has seen very frequently in the past
life will appear more often in this life. The chit will then become
deeply engrossed in it for hours and longer and this leads to
sow seeds of karma. As these phases become less intense, the
chit will no longer bind to them with the same intensity. It will
stick for a little while and then move away.
If you want to talk about gnan and darshan together, then
you have to call it chit. Chit will only show you transient things.
Whatever one’s vasna (the impression on the mind of past actions
whether good or evil which produces pleasure or pain), the chit
will go there. The chit shows two different things : darshan,
which is indistinct perception and Gnan, which is exact
perception.
While doing darshan of an idol in a temple, what the
worshipper sees, the darshan, is dependent upon the state of his
mind and his chitvruti. So his darshan in the first hour may be
different than the darshan in the second hour. Darshan depends
on the internal and the external evidences coming together.
Darshan of the idol with light coming from the front will be
different than that of the light coming in from the side. The face
of the Gnani is the same but according to the state of your mind
and the restless state of your chitvruti, your darshan will be
different. There is only one way to do the darshan of the Gnani.
The Joy Of The Chit
Ananddhanji Maharaj (a Gnani Purush) says that when
he does darshan of the deity of Lord Rishabhdev, who is free
from any likes and dislikes of the world, it appears to be smiling.
The eyes on the deity are made of glass. How come they