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of the pratishthit atma. Both the Gnani (Self -Realized) and
Agnani (Non Self-realized), have a pratishthit atma. In the agnani
the bhaav is in the form of a strong mental resolve. He strongly
resolves (does a bhaav) that he will do pratikraman and so his
dravya (effect) is created accordingly. Now out of this dravya
emerges another bhaav.
Questioner : What is bhaavmun (internal subtle mind,
intent mind) and dravyamun (physical mind, effect mind)?
Dadashri : When the pratishthit atma does bhaav, it is
the beginning of the bhaavmun (subtle mind, cause mind) and
because of this, dravyamun (physical mind, effect mind) is
formed. Actually, there are two kinds of mind : discharge and
charge.
Really speaking the bhaavmun (internal subtle causal mind)
is the direct charging part of the pratishthit atma. The dravyamun
(physical mind, effect mind) that you see is a discharge. The
charging part cannot be seen, felt or known. Indeed if charging
was such that a person could understand it, would he even let
it occur? Everyone would be liberated! But bhaav is such that
it cannot be detected. If anyone were to discover it, he would
seal it up immediately. Only a handful of people understand
bhaav but even then they understand it to be that of the ignorant
soul and consequently confuse the whole issue. Bhaav cannot
be comprehended without Gnan. It is extremely subtle. One can
say ‘subtle’ a hundred thousand times over and still there would
be no end of its subtlety.
The pure Self does not have bhaav. It is separate and
beyond bhhav. Bhaav means existence and it belongs to the one
who projects, the pratishthit atma. People create bhaav towards
what they like; they continue to have likes and dislikes. The
likes and the dislikes really belong to the pratishthit atma and
that is what binds karma. They do bhaav for transient things and