The Gnani has very little charitra moha (illusory
attachment in discharge) left. However, those under the shelter
of the Gnani have to settle this karma. Charitra moha gets
settled in proportion to the ‘files’ that get settled. Charitra moha
can only be discharged with focused awareness as the Self
(shuddha upayog)!
Karma is not bound from doing any action; it is bound by
the inner intent (bhaav)! A donation of five hundred thousand
dollars does not result in the binding of merit karma but if at the
time of giving, the meditation was that of, ‘I had to give it due
to pressure from the society or else I would not give even five
dollars’; then this charges a new karma. The effect of this karma
will be that he will not be able to give even five dollars in his next
life. On what basis does this meditation happen? It is based on
one’s inner ‘development’.
What is religion (dharma)? What is artha (material wealth,
meaning)? What is sexual desire (kaam)? And what is liberation
(moksha)?
Swarth (selfishness) is generally referred to as worldly
selfishness and the application of this meaning starts from
selfishness at the worldly level all the way up to the ultimate
level of selfishness about the Soul. Swarth (being selfish) for
the Self is the ultimate meaning. Such a selfish one is the rare
Atmagnani (the one with full knowledge of the Self). That
which takes one towards worldly selfishness is sakaam (with
expectation of worldly rewards), and that which takes one
towards the ul timate meaning, the Self, is akaam (without
doership). What is religion (dharma)? That which makes one
wander life after life is auspicious religion (shubha dharma),
pushing away that which is wrong and non-religious (adharma)
is called auspicious religion (shubha dharma). And what takes
one to moksha is pure religion (shuddha dharma). Giving
donations, doing service, giving help to others, etc., bind credit
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