Aptavani 02

SR No.: 007535
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 303
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 34 KB

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responsibility in your hands. Today these people are suffering intensely. They are suffering the effects of causes they created themselves. And these are developed people, not underdeveloped!
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Nevertheless one should discuss with his daughter who is becoming of age about right conduct. One may say, "Dear, you have become of age now. This world is full of traps. If you want happiness in the world, you should think very carefully before you take any steps. And when you take the step, consult me before you do so. I will not have any objection to your asking. Ask for advice." Ordinarily, we consult a lawyer for advice so why would a father be any lesser? Surely one has more trust in a father than a lawyer?
India had not improved. It was not worth thinking about. It had become poisonous. Just look at the pitiful state of this country! However, no one is to blame. Really no human being is at fault. The natural evidences come together, which brings forth circumstances. Now a change is taking place here.
Today in this world, India is reaching new heights of development. It has reached a pinnacle. How else can there be talks about moksha? Moksha is never meant to be written about and no one has the right to write the word moksha either. With the exception of a very few, all preceptors, priests and ascetics have become over-wise. By over-wise 'we' mean bricks that become so broken and deformed that they are useless for any kind of construction.
The Lord has conceded to wisdom but instead people have become over-wise and their behavior has become worse than animals, because animals do not have duragraha, kadagraha and hathagraha (all forms and degrees of obstinacy and undue insistence, increasing in intensity respectively). And as far as human beings are concerned, these tendencies must definitely not be a trait in them. If they are inclined to have these
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tendencies, it must be limited because after all they are a 'developed' species. Otherwise, animals are better than us. When people become stubborn and obstinate and act according to their own thinking and start to practice religion based on their own whim, how can we even call them human beings? What should religion be like? It is when you are open to learn from even a small child or an animal.
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If you were to feed this dog a puri (fried bread) just once, he will wag his tail every time he sees you. The intention behind this is the inner lalacha (expectation of more; gluttonous greed) towards being fed again; nevertheless he does not forget your kindness towards him. The dog has greed, but at the same time he does not forget your kindness. But look at the human beings! There is no appreciation or loyalty. Despite all this, India has made progress in its development. Otherwise, how can we even hear of talks about moksha?
Since the departure of Lord Mahavir, two thousand five hundred years ago, there has been no sign or trace of real knowledge (samkit) and neither was it there for a very long era prior to His presence. Before the birth of the Lord, for the span of about 250 years the light shone twice, once during Lord Mahavir and once during Lord Parshvanath. During this time some people got the benefit but not others. Many were antagonistic towards the Lord and tried to discredit Him. They implanted upright thorns in the path where the Lord was to walk. But as the Lord approached, the thorns would bend over. Despite witnessing this, many people of other faiths did not give any credence to the Lord. They claimed it was some kind of magic or that he was using special powers. But they did not accept the Lord's universal truth; they did not accept the greatest scientist like the Lord. They were terribly uncivilized. Terrible deceit! Terrible fraud! They turned religion into a business, and that is how it carried on. So the whole structure has been completely wrong and worthless and that is currently