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even though on the outside it may be boiling over. How can
atmaranjan be found anywhere outside of this satsang? One can
attain it only if he comes here to the Gnani Purush. The moment
one comes here, one can palpably feel, ‘now my time for
liberation has come’ and that is why he is delighted. A prisoner
will be delighted if you tell him he will be released in a few days
even though he remains in captivity. Similarly, here one
experiences atmaranjan. Here, you have to listen to every word
very carefully in minute detail. Even just one word of the Gnani
can take you to moksha.
Mind is the world
This body has no real relation with the Self. The mind is
the whole world and that is why you feel pain when you hurt
others and pleasure when you make others happy. The mind is
the world. The mind will be pleased if you give pleasure to
others. When you make others happy, you will not receive
unhappiness even if you ask for it. The mind is the world; you
get what you give. Kavi says, “Manmandir na anganiyama
kalptaru ugiya re’, meaning, in the courtyard of the temple
have grown, kalptaru (wishing tree); a tree with power to
satisfy all desires.” Therefore if you want worldly comforts, do
not give others what you do not like yourself. Only you know
what you do not like, so do not give to others what you do not
like. There are many other pains beyond what you consider
painful, but there is no greater fool than you if you give to others
what you consider painful. Then how can you find pleasure? Is
there not a difference between giving knowingly and unknowingly?
If a child breaks something valuable, is he likely to be as
upset? And what if the father breaks it? The Father will be
unhappy. So do not give to others what you consider painful,
and then you will be happy. You do not need to read scriptures
in order to be happy.
Even the one who does not have Gnan would understand