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who are not Self-realized) alike, have a pratishthit atma. The
one who has not realized the Self may make a strong decision
of, “I really want to do pratikraman”. When he makes such a
strong bhaav, then effect (dravya) will arise, and from that
effect (dravya), a bhaav will arise.
Questioner: What is bhaav-mun and dravya-mun?
(mun is mind)
Dadashri: When you create a pratishthit atma, that is
the beginning of bhaav-mun which manifests into dravya-mun.
The bhaav-abhaav (like-dislike; good intent and bad intent),
that people do, belong to the pratishthit atma (relative self).
Shuddhatma (the pure Soul) does not have bhaav. Whatever
you can see is ‘discharge’. You cannot see ‘charge’ and you
would not even be aware of it. Bhaav is not easy to find. Very
few can understand bhaav. Nevertheless, because they believe
that bhaav comes from pure Soul (Shuddhatma), they create
much confusion.
Without Gnan, it is impossible to grasp what bhaav is.
Bhaav is very deep, deep, deep – even if you said ‘deep’ a
million times, you would not reach the end of its unfathomable
depths.
A person may say, “In order to do this work, I have done
a lot of bhaav.” What does the Lord say to that? That it is a
strong decision of the mind. You do not call that bhaav.
Questioner: What is dravya-bhaav?
Dadashri: You sow the seeds of whatever dharma
(religion; duty; action) you do. That is why the ganadhars (chief
disciples of the Tirthankars) said that people should do
dravya-bhaav. But in this age (current time cycle) the effect
(dravya) is different and the cause (bhaav) is different.
Listening to a spiritual discourse, is as a result of the effect
(dravya) of considerable merit. But while sitting there you may