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influence (sangnya) can cure it? The Lord has said that Gnani’s
influence will cure this disease. Disease caused by influence of
the world will be cured by the influence of the Gnani.
The point ‘we’ are making is that you get water for your
bath, a mattress to sleep on and so many other such necessities
even without you worrying or thinking about them, so in the
same token money will come to you if you remain natural and
spontaneous (sahaj).
How do you think ‘we’ Gnanis analyze everything? No
one has a clue as to how the world functions and runs. A young
man will start to worry whether his own beard will grow when
his friend’s does not. In reality this world is such that there is no
need for a person to have any doubts or worries about anything.
It is a different matter if someone else has a problem, but you
are going to be fine for sure. It is a different matter if someone
else’s beard does not grow, but yours will without a doubt.
Every man will grow a beard; it is rare to see a man not grow
beard.
If you ask someone, “Are you going to make money?” he
will tell you, “I am certain I will make money and I will lose it
too.” Neither making money nor losing is under anyone’s control
so why become preoccupied with it? Why should you ruin your
dhyan over it? Money will continue to come and go. It is all
under nature’s control. Therefore, if you earn one lakh rupees it
is under nature’s control or if your lose it; it is also under nature’s
control. If it is not under your control, why meddle in it?
Whatever one does as ‘I am Chandulal’ (aropit bhaav),
he creates bondage and binds karma and until then artadhyan
and raudradhyan will not cease. The essence of the Jain religion
is to stop artadhyan and raudradhyan. What is the point when
people of other religions experience artadhyan and raudradhyan
and you as a Jain, do too? Is there not a difference between Jain
religion and other religions? If there are four dhyans in other