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have all kinds of bhaavs, on ways of how to make profit in
some way. In previous ages, the dravya-bhaav was true;
whatever the dravya, so was the bhaav (because of unity in
mind, speech and body). If a person was tying a bandage on
someone, he would be completely absorbed in his act. That
would mean that he has instilled his dravya-bhaav. People
today however, may be tying bandages, but in the back of their
minds, they will be wondering how they got lumbered with it. If
a person’s conduct is in accordance with his dravya-bhaav,
then that is sowing a true seed.
Dravyakarma is the fruit (effect of your past karma) that
you receive. Bhaavkarma (charge karma) is the seed that you
sow (causes for new karma in your next life). Bhaav from
dravya and dravya from bhaav (cause from effect and effect
from cause), and so it continues in this way.
If, while in the act of stealing, you maintain a positive
bhaav you will receive fruits of merit karma (punya). If your
bhaav, at the time of stealing, is that you wish you did not have
to resort to stealing, then you would bind merit karma
(punya).
If while doing samayik (introspective meditation), you
keep looking at the clock, you are sowing the seeds of bhaav
in the wrong way.
The dravya-kriya (visible physical actions) that you do, is
what vyavasthit shakti makes you do, so what is your part in
it? The Lord says that He does not look at dravya-kriya
(visible physical action). In this era of time, dravya (effect) is
unpredictable, so make the right kinds of bhaav, so that you can