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actions) human beings were ‘fragrant’. Those left behind; the
rejects from that time cycle passed on to Dwaparyug
(subsequent time cycle of moral deterioration and decreased
purity). The rejects of that time cycle went on to Tretayug
(subsequent time cycle of progressive deterioration) and the
rejects of Tretayug are now to be found in this Kaliyug (no unity
in thoughts, speech or actions). Mostly everyone left behind is
a reject from the previous eras. Their food, intellect and thoughts
reflect this as well. What possible happiness can you find here?
Instead just withdraw into the ‘cave of your Shuddhatma (the
pure Soul; your real Self)’ and remain superfluous (superficial)
in your interactions of worldly life. What kind of happiness are
you likely to find where everything just reeks? In the absence of
Self-realization, there is nothing but intense suffering everywhere
you look. If you are Self-realized then just remain in your abode
(cave) and remain superficial in your worldly relationships. If you
interact with people who are very nice to you, and respect you,
call you for tea and snacks, you will fall spiritually because of
attachment. Thus without any reason you will lose time away
from the Self.
All the people that you meet in this life are your accounts
from past life. These people are like the birds that sit together
on a tree and then fly away in different directions. Ultimately the
body is going to burn in a funeral pyre, is it not? The Chakravarti
(emperor) kings left behind their thirteen hundred queens, their
entire empire and all the luxuries in a heartbeat to run after a
Gnani. And yet today, one cannot leave his queen. What is
more, the ‘queens’ of this Kaliyug will attack you first thing in
the morning, “Why the heck do you need to drink tea in the
morning?”
This world in fact is a furnace in which ‘potatoes’ (human
beings) are being roasted from all sides.
If there were any happiness in it, you would read in the