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Aptavani-8
would be: All the living beings (jiva) are drifting along in the
stream of worldly life (sansar), in a state of illusion (bhranti);
however, if they were to encounter a Gnani Purush, at that
point in time, their illusion comes to an end.
So the illusion (bhranti) that has carried on forever comes
to an end, and gives rise to the right vision (samyaktva). Sa-
aadi means the onset of Sa (samyaktva – right vision). How
long will the right vision (samyaktva) last? It will not come to
an end, until Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan) is attained.
That sa-aadi (beginning of right vision) is considered sa-anta
(the end of the right vision). The beginning of right vision (sa-
aadi) and the end of right vision (sa-anta) – the beginning and
end of samyaktva (right vision)! While in moksha, there will be
a beginning of right vision (sa-aadi), which will remain throughout
infinity (anant). And that is why it is called saadi-anant. So the
first part is of anaadi-saant, the second is of saadi-saant and
the last part is of saadi-anant!
Therefore there is no such thing as a beginning (aadi) in
this world, and there is also no such thing as an end (anta).
There will be no end if you were to wonder or imagine about it.
Changing of Circumstances Is the Nature of
the World
Questioner: But even so, what would be the instrumental
cause (naimitik karan) behind the origin (utpatti), existence
(sthiti) and extinction (laya) of the world?
Dadashri: But what are you calling origin?
Questioner: We know that it is because of the continual
change in the pudgal (body) that the world is there. But at
whichever time the world originated, that beginning (utpatti) is
followed by a steady state (sthiti) which then comes to an end
(laya). So what is the instrumental cause (naimitik karan) behind
this?