Aptavani-6
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Opinions have been formed through association with the
worldly people (loksangnya) which have to be destroyed through
the Gnani’s association (sangnya), through the knowledge and
association with the Gnani. The biggest of all opinions, ‘I am the
doer,’ is destroyed by the Gnani Purush the day he gives you
Gnan. All other smaller and many other opinions are formed
according to each individual’s relative-self (prakruti). Some of
these have very strong opinions and that is called atkan
(blockade). Opinions like, ‘One has to do it this way!’ are
dense opinions and if they remain, they need to be eradicated
for the total clearance of the path of the vitarag (without false
belief; without attachment-abhorrence; without raag-dwesh).
When Nagindas enters the room, one may immediately
feel a dislike (abhaav) towards him. Why is that? It is because
he has formed an opinion that ‘Nagindas is a useless man.’ Even
if Nagindas has come to tell him something beneficial, he will
ignore him. Will we not have to remove all such opinions that
have been formed for anyone?
Therefore, you should not have any kind of opinions. You
should get rid of all the negative opinions you have formed
towards others. These are all unnecessary opinions formed out
of misunderstanding.
If someone were to ask, ‘Is his relative-self (prakruti)
going to change if we remove our opinion about him?’ I would
tell him, ‘It does not matter if his prakruti does not change;
what do You have to do with it?’ He will then say, ‘But we will
still have clashes with him, will we not?’ and I would tell him,
‘No, whatever specific parinaam (internal result and state)
towards that person there is within you, such will be the parinaam
within him.’ Yes, when you get rid of your opinion about him and
talk to him courteously, then he will respond to you in the same
way too. Then, at that time, you will not see his prakruti.
Therefore, your mind will cast a shadow (chhaya) over