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[13] Liberation from Artadhyan and Raudradhyan 233 In thinking about the future, if one experiences fear, then artadhyan has occurred for sure. In artadhyan, one continues to worry about himself, ‘What will happen if this occurs? What will happen if that occurs?’ He will continue to have fear of this kind. Raudradhyan Hurts the Self and Others When you imagine that the other person has hurt you, that is raudradhyan. When you have a thought because of another person (nimit), the thought of harming him… all that is raudradhyan. Say, for example, a cloth merchant cheats his customers by stretching the material when he measures it; the moment he thinks about cheating his customers, he is in raudradhyan. Questioner: When others are hurt because of us, is that raudradhyan? Dadashri: Yes, whether one gets hurt or not. But if you tell him he is worthless, he is deceitful, he is a thief; that is all raudradhyan. Actually, there is no one at fault (doshit) in this world. It is through our misunderstanding that the other person appears at fault. Questioner: I experience raudradhyan. I see mistakes in others. How does my doing that hurt the other person? If I see him as the culprit, how does he feel hurt in that? If the person I see at fault is unaware of it, how is that raudradhyan? Dadashri: It will have an effect and thus it is called raudradhyan. Why would he not have an affect? You may think that he does not know. He will be affected somewhere without fail. He will not even know. (222) Dharmadhyan from Artadhyan-Raudradhyan Questioner: Many times it occurs that I get deeper and