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happens naturally is correct ! No law-law ! Otherwise , while making a law , a whole mountain of laws will have to be created . Where there is law , there is no naturalness . Liberation is for the one who becomes natural ( sahaj ).
To start rivalry is like falling from your own position . If you are true but hold on to the truth ; that too is considered as ego . The world ’ s truth is not the absolute truth ; it is a relative truth . Why should you hold on to it ? The Gnani Purush is completely without insistence .
Know that you are on the correct path if you become the one without any separation due to differences of opinion ( matbhed ); there should be no hold or insistence anywhere . He who bends to any shape is called straightforward ( sarad ).
Of all the kashayas of anger , greed , pride , and deceit that obstruct right knowledge and behavior , deceit ( kapat ) is the toughest . This is because deceit has a sweet face and can ’ t be seen . All kinds of accounts of karma are created due to deceit ( kapat ). Deceit verily means that the owner ( the one having deceit ) is unaware of its existence and its operation and for that reason it is difficult to remove it .
To gain advantage in worldly life by pulling others towards your opinion and taking them into your confidence is called deceit ( kapat ). The person being deceitful does not know or is not aware of his deceitfulness . The constant awareness of ‘ Except for liberation , I don ’ t want anything at all ,’ will make deceit leave . Saying this five times every morning will let the awareness arise to defeat deceit .
Due to deceit ( kapat ) that exists and to finish the game of deceit , a person will win over others by employing craftiness ( chaturai ). The one who understands what is good for him and what is bad will not enter into this trap of craftiness .
By repeatedly and deeply keeping the intention ‘ I want to
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