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Aptavani-2
worldly life will always remain bitter but people forget this
because of moha (illusion). After suffering, the illusion makes
them forget the suffering and they become engulfed in attachment
again. This is exactly like a web; one becomes entangled in it.
But if the Self is realized even for a second, this worldly web will
no longer be a trap. Once the Gnani bestows Self-knowledge
(atmagnan), one becomes free from all the entanglements of
the worldly web and he proceeds towards final liberation
(moksha).
Even if a father is on his deathbed, he lies worrying about
his daughter who is not yet married. He dies worrying and hence
he takes a birth in the animal kingdom, where life is filled with
abuse and ill treatment. Alas! What can anyone do, if as a
human he does not conduct himself properly? And even when
a Gnani Purush tells him, “Ask for it! Ask! ‘We’ will grant you
whatever you want”, he does not even ask for the right thing.
When a ship is sinking, the passengers are given a
warning. As the passengers are being placed in the life-boats,
the old man rushes to get there first. Hey you! You are close to
death now; why not let your younger children go first?
People find this world a beautiful and a harmonious place.
But really it is a factory of death. Death is inevitable with old
age. Whatever spiritual work you accomplish in this life will be
your own and yours to keep.
If a passenger in a train, which has now entered the
outskirts of Mumbai on the way to Mumbai Central Station,
opens up his bedding to go to sleep, people will say that he is
crazy because Mumbai Station is fast approaching. He is foolish
because he is making his bed when he has to disembark. Many
start to play cards even when the train passes Borivalli (suburb)
station. At least get up now, the final station is approaching.
Start packing your belongings, be forewarned, whatever
awareness you maintain, you will benefit from it.