Aptavani-5
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(ashubha) inner intent.
Dadashri: There is no binding of karmas for the one
who does not have auspicious and inauspicious inner intent.
There is no binding of karmas for the one with a pure
(shuddha) inner intent; the intent of the Self. You bind demerit
karmas (paap) with inauspicious; bad and hurtful inner intent
and merit karmas (punya) with auspicious; good and helpful
inner intent. The fruit of paap is bitter and the fruit of punya
is sweet. Do you not have a bitter experience when someone
insults you?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: And what about when someone gives you
flowers? It is sweet. The fruit of good intent is sweet, that of bad
intent is bitter, and the fruit of a pure intent, purity – remaining
as the Self, is liberation (moksha).
Questioner: When does an embodied self (jiva) attain
liberation?
Dadashri: One attains liberation when one becomes pure
(shuddha) – free from all kashays. Nothing touches purity
(shuddhata), but it does touch good (shubha) intent. This is not
the path of the shubha at all. This is the path of purity
(shuddhata); it is a nirlep path – a path where nothing can
smear, touch or affect the purity of the Self.
This is a science. Science means that it liberates one in
every way. Nothing will touch one if he becomes Shuddha
(pure Self), and if there is ‘good’ (shubha), then ‘bad’
(ashubha) will affect it. Therefore those who are on the path
of auspicious, benevolent and good intent will have to follow
that path of good. Whatever they do is fine for them. But this
is a path of purity (shuddhata, shuddha upayog); everyone
remains in the awareness as the pure Self and so there are no
problems.