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do not occur in it.
Questioner: Absence of artadhyan and raudradhyan is
called samata (a state of equanimity), is it not?
Dadashri: But artadhyan and raudradhyan will not go
away. They will remain for sure. For that, before doing the
samayik, you have to establish the discipline (niyam) of, ‘Dear
Lord! I offer to you this ‘Chandubhai’, my name, my body,
myself, and my wrong beliefs. Grant me the intent of the
unattached state (vitarag bhaav) as I sit to do this samayik.’
If you do a vidhi in this way, then it will work.
Questioner: In this current era of the time cycle, what
kind of attributes are required to become a Tirthankar?
Dadashri: An attribute where one has a constant inner
intent (bhavna) for the salvation of the world (jagat kalyan)
and nothing else. Regardless of one’s situations, whatever one
gets to eat or wherever one gets to sleep – even on the bare
floor, what should one’s inner intent be? It should be for the
salvation of the world. Now in whom can such an intent arise?
It will only happen to the one who has attained his own
salvation. How can one bring salvation to the world when his
own salvation has not occurred? It will only occur if he has such
an intent. The Gnani Purush can bring one in that stage if one
were to meet Him. And then he will know how to have such
intent, provided he follows the Agnas of the Gnani Purush
once he comes into that state–the Self.
Questioner: Namaskar and vandan (both gesture of
reverence and worship) are the two similar or are they of
different intent?
Dadashri: They are both with different intent. Namaskar
is much higher. Just the ordinary gesture of putting your hands
together and bowing your head is called vandan, whereas in
namaskar many parts of the body touch the ground. Do we not