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(kshetra). What one sees through the glasses of, ‘I am Chandulal,’
is called the bhaav. Thereafter, the receptacle of the intellect is
formed depending on the location and time (kshetra and kaad
respectively). Buddhi’s ashaya is based on this bhaav.
But the glasses by themselves are not of much value. The
way these glasses arise is based on whatever you do in this life.
When you do things to make others happy, the glasses are clear
and pure and thus you can see well. And if your actions cause
unhappiness to others, the glasses will be dirty and you will not
be able to see the right things, and so you will have to experience
great misery. So it all depends on what one does according to
these glasses. One has to use the same glasses his whole life.
What is the root of all this? The answer is that one
already has the Gnan, the original knowledge within, but he has
these ‘glasses’ over his Gnan and so he has to look through the
glasses and do everything. This is like the blinders they put on
bullocks. If there is a little gap in the blinders, then whatever the
bullocks see through it causes them worries and suffering (upadhi)
due to external causes. One receives everything according to his
receptacle of intellect (ashaya). If one understands his ashaya,
then it is more than enough. Do you understand this buddhi’s
ashaya?
Questioner: Where one decides what kind of worldly
interactions he wants, is there a receptacle of intellect (buddhi’s
ashaya) in the decision he makes?
Dadashri: When one keeps looking for things that will
give him pleasure, he starts believing that there is pleasure in
those objects. Then he makes a bhaav – decides through intellect
– that he can do without a bungalow and that he can get by with
a small hut. So, in his next life he will get a hut to live in. Does
everyone not have different homes that they like, and do they
not sleep soundly in them?