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and in doing so, your mind will change. Otherwise, the mind will not change.
Many people have speech which is completely ruined; that too is because of opinions( abhipraay). The speech will come out harsh and tantili( associated with a link of dwesh kashay). He speaks with such tantili speech that even the other person will add fuel to the fire and will not let go.
This cause of the karmic stock is a consequence of having done everything according to others( loksangnya), for infinite past lives. And, therefore, the whole problem lies with having filled this stock of opinions. There is no problem with the opinions you have not kept.
Do Penance without Paying a Commission
You have to do penance( tapa) but only the penance that presents itself to you naturally. You don’ t have to go looking for it. People with great merit karma( punyashadis) will receive everything just sitting at home. Sometimes, when you are traveling in the train and someone comes to you and fights with you, realize that it is penance( tapa) that has come to you, on its own. You have to say,‘ Great! It came looking for me,’ so then‘ do’ that penance. Lord Mahavir only did the penance that came directly to Him. He did not‘ do’ any other penance. The penance that comes directly in front of you, you must not push aside.
But, instead, what people do is they invite penance by deciding to fast for three days and yet they push aside the penance which comes in front of them naturally. One will say,‘ How can I do samayik( introspection process when one remains the Self and sees the non-Self evidences) when my leg hurts? My leg hurts so much … it feels like this or like that.’ He will even curse his leg. He will want to tell everyone around him about the pain in his leg. Whenever you tell others about your problems,