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of sansthan-vichaya, but one should try to attain the right
knowledge (samkit); doings so will encompass everything. And
for dharmadhyan, all one needs to do is make an effort to not
have any artadhyan or raudradhyan. Where there is no
artadhyan and raudradhyan, there is dharmadhyan. Shukladhyan
is not to be found in this day and age. So if you want to attain
dharmadhyan, get rid of the artadhyan and raudradhyan. What
is dharmadhyan? It is when you do not see any fault in the one
who slanders, accuses or hurts you. Your Gnan is such that, in
spite of his actions against you, you do not see any faults in him
and you have the awareness that it is all due to the maturation
of your own past karma. The Lord has called this dharmadhyan.
When your mother-in-law scolds you, you need to
understand why you ended up with this particular mother-in-law.
Were there no others? Why did I get her only? Therefore there
is some karmic account (hisaab) with her. So settle this account
with equanimity.
There is no dharmadhyan around anymore in this era. In
the current era of this time cycle people have no understanding
of dharmadhyan. They would be indeed blessed if they did.
Questioner : Is it because the force of the ego is so
powerful that one forgets dharmadhyan?
Dadashri : What is the definition of understanding? It is
where your conduct follows the understanding. As long as it
does not bring about a change in the conduct, we can say that
one has not understood. The effect of understanding must
manifest in one’s behavior. It must bring about a change in his
conduct.
There are two bottles, which look exactly the same. They
both have a white liquid in them. One bottle is labeled ‘nectar’
and the other is labeled, ‘poison’. You tell a child that he is not
to touch the bottles. If the child has seen you take the medicine
from the ‘nectar’ bottle, he may not know the difference and