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contentment (param trupti). When all the karmic accounts of
this body are settled, You will experience contentment and
eternal bliss. As long as the burden of the body is there, there
will be no contentment.
No Attachment-Abhorrence Where There Is
Equanimity
Equanimity (samata) is very important. If a man’s wife
says something hurtful to him and he just listens and takes it in,
people call it equanimity (samata), but that is not equanimity
(samata). How can you call it equanimity when there is internal
turmoil and restlessness (ajampo)?
Equanimity (samata) is when there is no attachment
(raag) towards a person who garlands you with flowers, and
there is no abhorrence (dwesh) towards the one who insults
you. Both the good (shubha) or the bad (ashubha), are
considered as equal. When there is no attachment-abhorrence in
good and bad, it is called equanimity. You can only consider the
vitarags (absolutely enlightened beings) as having this quality.
Sambhav: Samata – What Is the Difference?
Questioner: What is the difference between samata and
sambhav?
Dadashri: There is a big difference. What is sambhav
(intent of equanimity)? Say we have a weighing scale that is
tipped on one side. We will put a counterweight on the other
side to balance it out, however, if we were to use a frog as the
counterweight, how long would the scale remain balanced?
Nevertheless, sambhav is considered the highest intent. You are
at least trying to maintain a balance, are you not? Samata
however, means that there is no attachment (raag) towards the
person who showers you with flowers and no abhorrence
(dwesh) towards the person who throws rocks at you;
moreover, you would even bless him!