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Trimantra
bondage. Unfortunately, due to the current time cycle, today’s
sadhus cannot be like this. They are faced with ongoing
kashayas, inner negativities for true sadhana; anger, pride, deceit
and greed. They leave behind their wife and children; they undergo
the rituals of penance and renunciation. They earn some spiritual
benefits worth say one hundred points (binding merit karma)
when they do samayik and pratikraman, but if they have a
disagreement with one of the disciples, they get upset and end
up losing one hundred and fifty points (binding demerit karma).
Therefore these sadhus bind karmas. A real sadhu will never
bind karmas; his sadhana is exclusively for the Soul. Only such
a sadhu can attain moksha, the siddha state.
And these worldly sadhus get angry at even the slightest
provocation! So these are not sadhus but tyaagis (those who
renounce). They are called sadhus today but you can openly
see the anger in them. In fact you can even hear it! What kind
of anger is it when you can hear it?
Questioner : One that binds for countless lives
(anantanubandhi).
Dadashri : Yes, the anger that is audible is anantanubandhi.
The Real Nature of ‘Aum’
Questioner : Is Om (or Aum) the abbreviated version of
the Navkar mantra?
Dadashri : Yes. If you recite it with understanding, then
it is dharma dhyana - meditation that gives worldly benefits.
Questioner : Would it suffice if we only say ‘Om’ instead
of the Navkar mantra?
Dadashri : Yes, but only if it is said with understanding.
People who recite the mantra are doing so in vain. There is no
meaning behind them reciting the mantra. When the Navkar
mantra is said correctly, only then will conflicts in a household