[ 12 ] Defeating Addictions with Gnan 229
During Physical Ailments
Questioner : I do pratikraman when I hurt someone , but when I am suffering from some physical ailments , do I have to do pratikraman for that ?
Dadashri : ‘ You ’ have to continue ‘ seeing ’ it . You also have to ‘ see ’ the one becoming engrossed in the physical pain . You have to continue to suffer it ( bhogavavanoo ) and continue to ‘ see ’ ( jovanoo ) the suffering . Veda means to ‘ know .’ Veda means to suffer . The Gnanis are in the state starting from suffering ( bhogavavanoo ) to the state of ‘ Knowing ’ ( janavoo ).
Questioner : When the pain is intense , the non-Self complex ( pudgal ) becomes very uncomfortable .
Dadashri : Yes . Every one will notice that , but you have to make sure that you do not hurt anyone . Sometimes , if you say something that hurts the other person , then You have to tell ‘ Chandubhai ’ to do the pratikraman .
Questioner : That pratikraman is done properly . But during any physical pain , the mind goes through a lot of changes in bhaavs ( inner intents ). I can say that there is artadhyan and raudradhyan during that time .
Dadashri : This Gnan is such that it will never cause artadhyan or raudradhyan . But whatever artadhyan or raudradhyan that do occur , occur on the external part , and so it truly does not touch You . How do we define artadhyan and raudradhyan ? It is when one has violent intent ( himsak bhaav ), but I do not see that in you .
Questioner : When ashata-vedaniya karma ( karma which brings pain ) unfolds , I have no choice but suffer them . While suffering it , if I even say , ‘ I am going to die , I am going to die . I have not done anything wrong , so why is this suffering unfolding for me ?’ Then what kind of intent should one keep