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decreases in intensity (kshayopsham energy) is dependent upon
the unfolding or discharging of karma. So then what is new in
what the senses see or know? Can you understand what I am
saying? One may understand this when he is here with me, but
in my absence a veil of ignorance will cloud over him. All your
veils are removed in my presence and after taking my Gnan
(Self-realization) those veils are removed permanently.
What causes karmic bondage?
The main cause behind karmic bondage is the belief, ‘I
am Chandubhai’, I am an Acharya Maharaj (a religious master
teacher)’, and the second cause is, ‘this is mine’. Causes are in
the charge form. Wherever there is ‘I and my’ there are causes.
There are no causes anywhere else. Charge is considered puran
and its discharge is galan. Everything is in the form of galan
(discharge).
One just has to understand this. This is a science. You can
‘see’ everything in this science as it sprouts. What can You not
‘see’ in science? Therefore, understand all this. You do not have
to do anything. There is nothing left to do in this science.
Wherever something needs to be done; there is no right
knowledge (samkit) there. Any place where you ‘have to do’
something; there you will not attain right knowledge (samkit).
Not Becoming One with the Thoughts
Questioner: How can we stop thoughts that trouble us
and cause us worries?
Dadashri: Whose function (dharma) is it to think?
It is not the nature of the Self (Atma) to think, it is the
nature of the mind. You may decide that you do not want to
listen to those who insult you or curse you, but it is the nature
of the ears to hear and so they will not refrain from hearing.
Similarly, it is the nature of the mind to even have thoughts that
you do not like. That is the mind’s nature. Thoughts are gneyas