Aptavani-2 377
( relative atma) becomes still and serene. This is the power of company of like minded people( sangh), is it not? Nothing is accomplished without such a group. You need the power of such a group and when such energy( power) exists in a group there will be no discord due to difference of opinion. That is why Lord Mahavir associated with many people. The more the people, the greater the energy of the group( sangh) and the more the soul becomes settled and still. If there are only three people, then the company will be three strong; the more people, the stronger and greater the company. An hour of this satsang has tremendous value.
The purpose of bells in temples is to steady the chit. Why do they use aangi; the silver plating over the idols of God? Why do they have all kinds of decoration for God? Why do they have aromatic incense and candles? These are all tools to help hold the chit in the right place. When the bells ring, they drown all outside noises. But the‘ smart’ ones will have their chit on their shoes outside the temple when they are doing darshan of the Lord inside the temple! You fools! Just be mindful of vyavasthit! A person will only take your shoes if they are meant to be his( due only to accounts of karma) and if he does; he will take them only once. Is he likely to take them every time? So let him take them, at least your karmic debt will be paid off.
The worldly life is a disease of sort. This disease will be allayed and lessen for the duration of time you forget about it. The more you forget about it, the more you will be rid of it. That is the law. The worldly life disease, increases as the chit wanders around. There is no instrument to make this worldly disease leave. The Gnani Purush is the only instrument.
At night, whatever you make the pure chit do; it will continue to do just that whole night long and you will have blissful sleep. When‘ we’ are doing a vidhi at night and‘ we’ happen to doze off, the vidhi continues from where‘ we’ left( dozed) off when‘ we’ wake up. And if‘ we’ doze off again, the