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that 1/8 of the attributes of the siddha have arisen within you
(siddhas are accomplished Lords, fully enlightened and in the
bodiless state). The world is constantly in the easy-uneasy state
(akud-vyakud); it is constantly struggling and that is why they
look for a Gnani.
People believe that the soul (atma) does the inner intent
(bhaav). In reality, the atma does not do the bhaav. It is the
bhaavako, the doer of the bhaav within, that does the bhaav.
Then if one believes what the bhaavako shows him to be right,
he becomes involved with it. To believe the bhaav that arises
within to be right is tantamount to becoming involved with it and
taking part in it. This will sow seeds of new karma.
Questioner: Does bhaavak mean old karma?
Dadashri: Bhaavak means tubers of the mind. Some
have tubers of pride, some have tubers of greed, some have
tubers of anger and some have tubers of sex. These tubers are
the troublemakers. After attaining Gnan, the one who can ‘see’
the bhaav (bhaavya) does not get involved in the bhaav and,
therefore, bliss (nirakudata) remains.
Nirakud Anand – Bliss of a State Free of
Agitation and Bewilderment
The happiness that is experienced in the world is happiness
that is linked with the state of easiness-uneasiness (akudata-
vyakudata). After becoming a Gnani, the bliss of a state beyond
easiness and uneasiness (nirakud anand) arises.
Unaffected bliss (nirakud anand) arises around the Gnani
Purush. The non-Self (pudgal) has nothing to do with it, so then
where does this bliss come from? The answer is that it is bliss
of the Self (swabhavik sahaj sukh: swabhavik – of the Self;
sahaj – natural; sukh – bliss; swabhavik sahaj sukh verily is
the bliss of the Self). The one who comes to ‘fit’ into this, who
experiences this, remains in the natural and spontaneous state of