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one has known that real samayik means to not allow visham-
bhaav (kashay) to occur. To begin with, one does not have
Gnan (knowledge of the Self) and then not to allow visham-
bhaav to occur – my goodness that is a great wonder! Mind
you, that is not the meaning of samayik that prevails currently,
but that is the true definition of samayik.
A man cannot bear it when his son is cursing his wife. But
if he is sitting in the samayik, he is certain that he does not want
to do any vishamta – raag-dwesh. If he were to do such a
samayik, then his work is verily done. Our mahatmas have
such equanimity (samata) of the samayik. There is no question
about it.
In Samayik, the Married One Becomes a Monk
Questioner: In doing samayik, even a seeker – listener
(shravak) becomes like a monk (sadhu).
Dadashri: What is the definition of a monk (shraman)?
It is one who has greater equanimity (samata). Those who have
attained equanimity are called shraman. So such a seeker
becomes like a sadhu, does he not?
Questioner: My understanding of a shravak is someone
who leads a worldly life, someone who is a householder
(grahasthi).
Dadashri: Yes, but a married person (grahasthi) cannot
have equanimity (be shraman). But when he does samayik for
an hour, he becomes like a shraman for that day. If the real
meaning of samayik did not come out as it just did, then saying
that one becomes like a shraman (monk), would cause problems.
This is because concentration (ekagrata) is done even by
the bavas (bavas - those who renounce their worldly life and
live through begging; the ascetics) and all others including married
people who practice different yogas.