250 Pratikraman
recognize that they are wrong . It is dharmadhyan the moment you know that . Therefore , externally there is dharmadhyan and internally there is shukladhyan ; this is a completely different path . It is a natural path .
Purusharth in Unfolding Karma
There is a knock at your door at eleven thirty at night . You call out to see who it is and the voice tells you that he is an acquaintance from your village and he has come with a group of ten to twelve people . What would you say to them this late in the night ? Would you open the door or not ?
Questioner : Yes , I would .
Dadashri : What would you tell them ? Would you tell them to go away because it is so late ?
Questioner : Of course not . How could I do that ? Dadashri : Well then , what would you say ? Questioner : I would invite them in .
Dadashri : You would invite them in . Because you have been brought up with good values , you would invite them into your home . You carry away your sleeping child to make room on the sofa for them . You do all this , but in your mind the thought arises , ‘ Why the heck do they have to come at such a time ?’
When this happens , it is raudradhyan ; it is not artadhyan . Artadhyan means that one only suffers from within . But in this case , you start raudradhyan and blame your guests for the problem . This is spoiling your internal intent ( bhaav ) towards your guests . You are blaming them for visiting you so late at night .
On the outside , however , you continue your appearance of being cordial . After they are seated , you ask them if they