Aptavani-5
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Even while doing something bad or hurtful, if your dhyan
(mediation, inner state) is of a high level; you will bind punya
(merit karmas). When a hunter kills a deer, if he repents heavily,
‘Why did this action come to me? I have no choice but to do
this to feed my wife and my children’, then the dhyan has risen
higher. Nature does not judge–see one’s kriya (actions); it
takes into consideration one’s dhyan at the time of his actions.
It does not even look at one’s desires.
When someone robs you, the bhaav (intent; meditation;
state of the mind) becomes raudra (violent and hurtful). Such
intent occurs in the darkness (agnan, ignorance). Now what
kind of bhaav occurs in the One where there is pure light; the
knowledge of the Self? He will say it is vyavasthit and will
move on without any bhaav or abhaav (positive or negative
reaction in inner intent).
Dharma, Artha, Kaam and Moksha
Questioner: Dharma, artha, kaam and moksha; can
you explain these four stages (roles) of the human life?
Dadashri: Artha is what people generally refer to as
worldly intent in life (swarth). Starting from this point, all the
way to the point of the ultimate meaning (parmarth), is all
artha. This intent (artha) remains all the way to the level of
absolute enlightenment (Parmatma).
What does parmarth mean? It is where there is only
interest in matters of the Self. Besides the Self (Atma) there is
no other (worldly) interest (swarth) whatsoever. The Gnani
Purush is selfish for the Atma.
The artha (intent), when it takes you towards selfishness,
is sakaam (action done with expectation of worldly rewards),
and when it goes towards the salvation of all (parmarth) -
ultimate good, it is nishkaam (action done without expectation
of worldly rewards). Action (kaam) can take you towards