Aptavani-5
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is knowledge that is inherently laden with attachment and
abhorrence (raag and dwesh).
That knowledge is associated with raag-dwesh, whereas
this knowledge (samyak gnan) is without any attachment or
abhorrence; it is vitarag gnan. One experiences absence of
attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh) through knowing-seeing
(by the Self), whereas the other gnan (knowledge) causes
raag-dwesh from the moment you know and see.
The Science of Intent
The mind is a compressed photograph of one’s past life.
One man is an officer. His wife keeps nagging him
because he does not take bribes and how all other officers have
such nice homes because they take bribes. After a lot of such
nagging the man makes a decision in his mind that he too should
start taking bribes.
But even before accepting an actual bribe he trembles in
fear and does not take it. Just by deciding to accept bribes his
bhaav (intent) has changed. However, he is not able to take a
single cent in his entire life. This is because the current life’s mind
is based on his past life. Now, in this life, new knowledge has
arisen that he ought to take a bribe. Therefore, in his next life it
will allow him to take bribes.
Another officer takes bribes but from within he feels–has
the inner intent (bhaav), ‘It is wrong to take bribes. How can
I do such things?’ Hence in his next life he will not be able to
take any bribes. The one who does not take even a dime of
bribe but has an inner intent of doing so, will be caught by God
(nature). In his next life he will be a thief and he will perpetuate
his worldly life (sansar).
Questioner: So is the one who is repenting becoming
free?