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grown old!” How could the Atma ever get old? All these are not
the Atma’s situations (avastha). They are the situations of the
non-Self (prakrut avastha). How did they come about? Through
the pressure of saiyog (circumstance). Just by coming in touching
with the Atma, the causes arise. They become ‘charged’ (as
karma), and then eventually they ‘discharge’.
What happened to your children from your past life? Do
they still remember you? Have you written to them? In his final
hour, a man will say, “My little girl still remains unmarried!” He
deserted his children in the previous life and now in this life he
says, “My children, my children!” and