Aptavani 05

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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of this Gnan. Raju is a Kshatriya and so he accepted right away when Dada said, 'You are separate', whereas people of your Vanik class would not refrain from being affected, would they?
Questioner: Yes Dada, it would affect them. What kind of karmas would have caused him to be burnt?
Dadashri: That kind of work is really for us Kshatriyas. One has to suffer the same intensity of suffering, that he has caused others. It can be caused to any living being, whether human or animal. This did not come about as a result of trying to earn money and a daily living. It is a repayment of causing suffering for others. This kind of repayment is the result of giving even the slightest misery to others. Kshatriyas can cause as well as suffer such pain, whereas you can never cause such pain to others; neither can you suffer it.
Questioner: It must be from his past life, surely? Dadashri: This is an effect of causes from the past life.
When a baby is born, he comes out headfirst. In the womb, the child is up-side-down and cannot turn around and yet, is it the mother that pushes him out, is it the doctor that pulls him out, or does he come out on his own? These are all effects; they are results. Whatever the causes were from the past life, their results are produced naturally.
The Enemies Within and the Arihant
'Nipje narthi toh koi na rahe dukhi, shatru marine, sau mitra rakhe.'
*If it were possible for humans, no one would remain miserable, by killing the enemies, only the friends will remain."
If it were possible, humans would destroy all the enemies and only have friends. Even then the world would not be without enemies. Enemies will arise from friends. Instead of
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that, if they leave the enemies alone, then when the friends become enemies, the enemies will become friends and become useful. This world is such that it is not worth killing anyone. Nothing is permanent. You should never think of anyone as an enemy for life.
Questioner: What are the 'enemies' we talk about when we say, 'Namo Arihantanam"?
Dadashri: Arihantanam stands for the inner enemies of anger, pride, deceit, and greed. The one who has destroyed these enemies; to such an Arihant I do bow.
There are naimitik causes (instrumental causes) in natural occurring. Recognize that the inner enemies are in your opposition; they are your enemies. You are not to destroy them; you are not to have abhorrence towards them. So now, You have to investigate whether you have invited these enemies or if you have come at the invitation of these enemies. Investigate this much. Then investigate how You can get rid of them and become free from them.
The Goal, the Intent, and the One Who Leads to the Goal
Questioner: If one has developed a habit of doing sadhana (that which is done towards a goal through mind, speech and body) of killing the inner enemies, is he able to kill them that way?
Dadashri: There are two kinds of sadhanas. 1.Sadhana that is only done for the sadhyabhaav. 2.Sadhana that is done for sadhana.
Sadhana done with the intent of the Self (sadhyabhaave) is considered the ultimate sadhana, which can, to a certain extent, be attained by humans on their own. These tools (sadhans; scriptures and spiritual gurus) have a limit. For that