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[13] Liberation from Artadhyan and Raudradhyan
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would like some tea. Your friend says that, instead of tea, they
would prefer a simple, hot meal. You now think to yourself, ‘Just
wait until my wife hears this. She’s going to go ballistic! What
will happen in the kitchen?’
Now what are you supposed to do here? What is the
Lord’s Agna? What should the one who wants liberation do?
The pressures of the current time cycle are such that they influence
our bhaav negatively, so in such circumstances it is natural to
have a bhaav like, ‘Why are they here at this hour?’ All prevailing
circumstances, in such a time cycle, lead even the most noble of
men to have such a bhaav. Even a saiyami (person in control
of his kashays) will have such intent.
However, the one who is in control of his kashay will
internally say, ‘Why are you creating such a negative cause from
within, when on the outside you are so gracious?’
Your welcoming them nicely is an effect of causes laid in
the past life. Through your bhaav (your current inner intent),
however, you are sowing new seeds, which will give their effect
in the next life. With your negative bhaav, you are creating a
new account.
When faced with such a situation, you should ask God
(within) for forgiveness by saying, ‘Dear Lord, I have made a
mistake due to the pressures of circumstances. I ‘said’ these
words, but it is not my desire to speak thus. Let them stay.’
Thus, if you wipe it off, that is your purusharth.
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These strange times will indeed pressure you to have such
bhaav. Even the highly elevated beings who have ‘control’ over
their kashays will be prone to such pressures which create
negative bhaav. If you erase the negative bhaav with
pratikraman, then you will attain its benefits. Even the wife will
erase it from within, knowing full well that although they have
come unannounced, they won’t go without eating or drinking.