Aptavani-5
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doing samayik’. The belief, ‘I am the doer’, is and perpetuates
bondage. In the current era of the time cycle it would be good
even if one attains human life again. One does nothing but
artadhyan and raudradhyan his entire life. Also there are only
a few living beings that are bound for a life in hell. If there is little
artadhyan (meditation that hurts the self) and raudradhyan
(mediation that hurts the self and others) one can still attain a
human life again; but people do not even have knowledge of
dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal meditation that hurts
the self and the others); if they did, even then their work would
be done.
Questioner: How can I be in dharmadhyan when the
first thing I am reminded of, when I get up in the morning, is the
customers and the business?
Dadashri: No one is at fault here. One has no choice but
it happens.
Questioner: How can I become free from all this?
Dadashri: Have you not read in the book?
Questioner: I have not read all of it.
Dadashri: You cannot attain liberation by yourself. Only
the one who is free from bondage can free others. He who is
drowning cannot save others. In the same token, he who has
attained moksha can give moksha to others.
There are about ten percent of people in this world who
will come back as humans, the rest are the guests of lower life
forms (tiryanch gati)!
Questioner: What if one has a strong determination
(nischay) that he wants a human life form and the Jain religion
in his next life?
Dadashri: Who would not have such a nischay? But
would he not go to a lower life form if he has artadhyan and