Aptavani-6
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This life is a tree that grows and grows life after life (sansar-
vruksha). It produces sweet fruits as well as bitter ones. And
you are the one who has to eat them.
When monkeys come and destroy all the mangoes on the
tree, how far will the owner’s reactions (parinaam) spoil within?
He will be so disturbed that without even thinking about the
future he will say, ‘This problem will be solved only if I cut this
tree down.’ Now, will such words that come out in the presence
of God within go to waste?
There is no problem if there are no resulting changes
(parinaam) within. Everything will be calm. Everything will come
to an end.
The Difference between Bhaav and Desire
Questioner: What is the difference between inner intent
(bhaav) and desire (ichchha)?
Dadashri: In this world, that which is visible and can be
experienced, people call bhaav. In reality, bhaav is not visible
to anyone including the self.
Questioner: After attaining this Gnan, many bhaavs occur
to us; do these bhaav not charge karma?
Dadashri: How can you have inner intent (bhaav)? If
‘You’ become ‘Chandubhai’ again, then you will have bhaav.
When you are ‘Chandubhai,’ there is ego there; thereafter the
bhaav occurs. The awareness, ‘I am the doer,’ is the bhaav.
Bhaav only arises if you have the awareness of, ‘I am the
doer.’
Questioner: And the desire (ichchha) that occurs; is it
not a ‘doer-ship’?
Dadashri: No, from now onwards all desires that you
have are ‘waning desires’; they are setting, going down,