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activity of one’s chit (chintavan) from the past life? (Chit – the
subtle component of vision and knowledge in the inner functioning
instrument called antahkaran).
Dadashri: Not chintavan; it is the ashaya – buddhi’s
ashaya – the intellect’s intention. This life is the fruit of buddhi’s
ashaya from the past life. He will meet up with a speculator if
that was in his buddhi’s ashaya. The moment he steps out of
his house, he will meet up with someone who bets on horses.
Even if he decides he does not want to go to the horse races
before leaving his home, he will end up going there. That is
buddhi’s ashaya.
From your buddhi’s ashaya of your past life, you will
know that in this life you are not going to be influenced by the
stock market or that you are not likely to meet a rogue.
Support for Buddhi’s Ashaya
All of this that is in front of you is dependent on buddhi’s
ashaya, which is dependent on physical matter (dravya), location
(kshetra), time (kaad) and vision through the belief of ‘I am
Chandulal’ (bhaav – intent). There is no doer-ship of the Self
in it. One believes that one is the doer and that truly is the
illusion. This illusion binds karma over and over again. This illusion
is never dispelled. From a seed to a tree, and from a tree to a
seed, this cycle continues relentlessly. Once the seed is
destroyed, the tree will not grow again. The ego is the seed.
Destroy the ego. Eat the fruit that has come, but destroy the
seed. That is why ‘we’ say, ‘Go through, suffer or enjoy the
‘file’ that comes your way and settle everything with equanimity.’
Eat the pulp of the mango and destroy its seed. The ‘pulp’ of
the mango is the receptacle of the intellect – buddhi’s ashaya.
You cannot do anything in that; you will have to eat it. But while
eating, do not say, ‘This is good,’ or ‘This is bad.’ Settle
everything with equanimity.