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Aptavani-1
times, there is a horrendous pull of atoms, which inevitably will bear fruits!
Aptavani-1 after becoming emotional'?
Questioner : It is in motion.
Dadashri : What would happen if the train became emotional?
Questioner: There would be an accident and thousands of people may die.
Similarly, as long as the human body is in motion (within normal state), there is no 'accident' or himsa, but when it becomes emotional, an infinite number of subtle life forms within the body are killed. Anger, pride, attachment and greed cause a person to become emotional. Millions of subtle life forms within the body are killed and the consequences of this violence will have to be endured in the life to follow. That is why the Gnani says for you to remain in motion and not become emotional
During an extreme emotional state, one sows seeds for a life in the world of lower life forms. These seeds form to become tubers within, and they lie inert. During times of emotional states, these tubers burst open vehementlv. People who have a stubborn streak, have very strong tubers and when these tubers explode as a result of all the scientific circumstantial evidences (vyavasthit) coming together, these people become very irritable and aggressive and resort to violence in order to assert themselves. Those who are acquiescent in nature do not have such large tubers.
During udvega, one may become confused, scared or crazy. When one senses the onset of udvega by such irrational, hyper-emotional thoughts, one should postpone any impending work. Work done under such a state will be ruined for sure. Only in a state of motion (normality of thought flow) does one accomplish a task successfully.
Udvega means to rise higher. The right approach to udvega would take one to a higher spiritual level, but the wrong response will plunge one downwards. Udvega is good for increasing one's spiritual awareness provided one remains in Gnan during the event.
During udvega, an extreme emotional stage, many tubers within explode simultaneously. As they all burst at the same time, the chit is captured completely and it becomes one with that situation. Because countless atoms are erupting and are set in motion, a heavy veil is created over the Self. Just as the heavy clouds mask the rays of the sun completely, so is the radiance and knowledge of the real Self-obscured by this extreme emotional and agitated state. This results in the stifling of the infinite strength of the Self. The poise of one's mind and body is lost. The feeling is akin to being stabbed by a spear. Udvega therefore creates the greatest veil (avran) over the Self. If one passes through that, one will achieve a lot of clarity. If one conquers udvega - the most intense of emotional states - then all the minor ones will be insignificant. But this is only possible when one has the knowledge of the Self. In the absence of Selfrealization, it is better if one does not have to experience such an intense emotional crisis for endless lives, because during such
A mahatma is someone who will help pacify your mind; they can help bring an adverse situation down to normality. The human mind should be brought down to the level of normal motion. A mahatma is verily the one who brings the emotional mind back to motion.
It is worth your while pampering this body and having affection for it if it were permanent and immortal. But this body is such that it will rot and decay. How can affection for it be
