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reaction to kashay). In the case of greed however, one loses complete self-control and awareness. And in this situation there is more asaiyam (expression of kashay; discomposure). Then later, when the awareness comes, one fourth of the saiyam will arise. The Vaniks (business class) have a large tuber (granthi; knot) of avarice, and Kshatriyas (the warrior class) have a large tuber (granthi) of pride. One is not able to maintain saiyam in the kashay in which one has a large tuber (granthi). In that case, one has to come into purusharth dharma (be the Self through the Five Agnas), and in the state of parakram (extraordinary effort as the Self).
When confronted with situations that create internal suffering (parishah) and external suffering (upsarga) one does not let it affect him, and if the suffering does arise, to “know' that, it is saiyam. To ‘know the suffering is saiyam. Lord Mahavir just knew' of His suffering; He did not suffer. He suffered only “dramatically” (with the prevailing exact knowledge of the Self and the non-Self).
