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Pratikraman
Before sitting down to do the samayik, if he decides that
he does not want to think about his shop, the moment he closes
his eyes, his shop is the first thing that will raid his thoughts.
Whereas here (in the Akram Path) we say, ‘Shop or whatever
else that wants to, come; let them do so. You can all come and
create your mischief in samayik.’ And all of them will run away.
They will wonder what you have done and that maybe you must
have some medicine with you. If they light the fireworks, what
should we do? Why do you feed the flame by saying, ‘I don’t
want to think about the shop.’ You have to challenge it, ‘Come,
I am sitting here.’ But here he says, ‘Dear Lord, do not let
thoughts of my shop come in my samayik.’ Hey, you! What
kind of foolishness is this? If you don’t get thoughts about your
shop, you will have thoughts about your wife, but the thoughts
will come for sure. She too is a ‘shop,’ is she not? Is the wife
not a shop?
Questioner: A big shop!
Dadashri: Just look! This man is saying that the wife is
a big shop!
The real meaning of samayik is to not allow (visham-
bhaav) attachment-aversion (raag-dwesh) to occur under any
circumstances. Equanimity (sam) may not prevail, but do not
let visham-bhaav occur, meaning equanimity may not prevail,
but do not react with attachment-abhorrence. That is considered
a samayik.
A son may be insulting his mother and the father happens
to overhear, but the father will not allow visham-bhaav
(kashay bhaav) to occur. He may get a little agitated from
within, but he will bring everything into balance. Just as when
one is weighing on a weighing scale. If the scale tips to the left,
he will add weight on the right side to balance it, and vice
versa. The scales would not work like that if one used a frog
as a weight!