Aptavani 01

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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169 their body parts are failing. This is because of their temptation for trivial things.
Heavily bound karmas are like fire-works. They are set up to go off only during the declining years. Whatever enjoyment the body had indulged in, will give pain and suffering when it leaves and whatever suffering it had to endure will give happiness in the end. That is the rule. The peace and happiness one experiences will be in proportion to the pain one has endured. Only a rare blessed soul departs in peace. While indulging in worldly pleasures, people are not aware that every part of that enjoyment will have to be repaid. Indulging in pleasures that one has no right to will have to be accounted and paid for at the end, at the time of death. For simple and straightforward people, everything remains well. It is an indication that a soul is going to a higher plane of existence when a person has a chance to bid farewell willingly to his worldly life. Unconsciousness during the time of death leads to existence in a state of unconsciousness like that of the cattle. There is no telling what happens to those who die suddenly of heart failure. Raudra dhyana (anger, abuse and irritation towards fellow beings) and aarta dhyana (preoccupation with worries about ones self) are so pervasive today that not only living but dying too has become difficult. Those who die young, die in raudra dhyana and arta dhyana. The old die in anxiety and despair and take on grave liability. Today people acquire food and clothing through dishonest means; they acquire things through aarta dhyana and raudra dhyana and this results in a lot of pain and suffering during the time of death. Every atom in the body will render suffering and if there is too much suffering, one will die as a result of a heart failure. In the next life, however he will still have to endure karma-effects again. This is a science of atoms. This verily is the science of the Vitarags. No one can change it.
The Lord has said that it is better to receive what is
coming to you through honest means, be it good or bad. A simple meal or even torn clothes you have eamed yourself are better than acquiring anything through dishonest means.
In old age, when the time comes to leave this world, all the fire-works are set off all at once. In the absence of Gnan, it is very difficult to go through old age. And if Gnan is firmly entrenched within, one can remain in the Self and just Know and Observe all the fireworks that go off. Do you know what my mahatmas, who have self-realisation, say as they breath, their last breaths? They say, 'Just as you are watching this body take it's last breath, I too am doing the same.' They remain the Knower and the Observer of even their last breath. Sooner or later everyone will have to vacate their 'shop', will they not? It is only in order to leave, that one comes into this world. From the moment you are born you are on your way to the cemetery. So if you are on your way to your funeral, why do you waste precious time stopping here and there for something to eat in search of trivial things)? At least think about this. Every moment you are heading closer towards your funeral. Sooner or later you will have to reach the final destination. One is allowed to have expectations of a quiet exit rather than an early or a late exit.
In old age all miseries combine to become one malady. If one knows the cure for it, one can start the medicine when the suffering starts. The last malady comes to take you away (to life beyond).
How can you have affection for the body that withers away, rots away and stinks? It is nothing but a piece of meat dressed with skin. After all the care you give this body; bathing it, feeding it, ultimately it still lets you down. If your own body is disloyal to you, what can you expect from others? After pampering the body so much, will you still like it if pus were to