Aptavani-4
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Dadashri: That is why this circumstance of this satsang
came about, and what if you had made the bhaav to drink
alcohol?
Therefore, you encounter circumstances according to
your bhaav. You can infer what your bhaav must have been
for such a circumstance to occur, and destroy it by its root.
The Gnanis discover the root cause from the bhaav and
destroy it.
Bhaav Are Different and Thoughts Are Different
Questioner: To have bhaav and to have thoughts, what
is the difference between the two?
Dadashri: Bhaav is not what people understand it to be.
“I have a great bhaav for jalebi (Indian sweet),” – the word
bhaav used here, is random and used very loosely, in all kinds
of situations. The fact is that bhaav is not something that you
can perceive with your eyes. What people refer to as a bhaav
is actually a desire.
Thoughts and bhaav have nothing to do with one another.
Questioner: Thought arises and bhaav occurs. There is
no ‘demarcation’ between the two.
Dadashri: Whatever thought arises, is in the form of
‘discharge’ and bhaav is ‘charge’. No matter how many
thoughts you have, there is nothing wrong with them as long as
‘You’ remain in Gnan.
Questioner: Does one reap the fruit in this very life of
bhaav done in this life?
Dadashri: No. So many things have to come together
before the bhaav comes into effect (dravya). It takes a long
time for the bhaav to manifest into an effect. It is only when the
karma matures, that it comes into fruition.