Aptavani 06

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Questioner: In kashay, there is "kash' plus 'aya'; what is that?
Dadashri: That which hurts the self (atma) is all kashay.
Questioner: If attachment (raag) does not hurt the self, then why is it called raag kashay?
Dadashri: Raag does not hurt the self, but it is a seed for kashay. A large tree grows out of that.
if there is support or intent (bhaav) for the anger within, then bliss (samadhi) will not remain.
Questioner: Is it the same with greed (lobh)?
Dadashri: Yes that goes for everything; anger, pride, deceit and illusion-greed. One is a charge bhaav (belief, intent) and the other is a discharge bhaav. What is your name?
Questioner: Chandulal.
Dadashri: Have you ever confirmed that you are Chandulal?
Questioner: Everyone has told me that.
Dadashri: Even I accept that you are the owner of that name, but who are 'you'really? Karma continues to charge as long as there is the false assertion (aropit bhaav) of 'I am Chandubhai.'
Abhorrence (dwesh) is the beginning of kashay and attachment (raag) is the sowing of a seed which will produce results. What results will it produce? The result will be kashay. Therefore, when the result comes, it will give rise to dwesh. At the moment, because there is raag, it appears sweet. Can There Be Kashays in Favorable
Circumstances? Questioner: No kashays arise during favorable circumstances but a lot of kashays occur during unfavorable circumstances, so what should we do?
Questioner: Is attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh) kashay-laden intent (kashay bhaav) or is it something different?
Dadashri: It is verily a part of kashays. It is not a separate thing. Anger (krodh) and pride (maan) are elements of abhorrence (dwesh), while deceit (kapat, maya) and greed (lobh) are elements of attachment (raag). So anger and pride are elements of abhorrence, while deceit and greed are elements of attachment. Anger, pride, deceit and greed are not attributes of the Soul and neither are they attributes of the relative-self, the non-Self complex of input and output, charge and discharge (pudgal).
Dadashri: It is not that kashays occur only in unfavorable circumstances. Many kashays occur in favorable circumstances but there is 'coolness' in those kashays. They are called attachment (raag) kashays. They consist of greed (lobh) and deceit (kapat). One feels so much coolness and comfort in them that the tuber of the raag kashay keeps growing day by day. One finds happiness in favorable circumstances, but that happiness is the one that causes the greatest difficulty.
Questioner: In favorable circumstances, there is no awareness that this is a kashay-laden inner intent (kashay bhaav).
Questioner: So what is that third element?
Dadashri: It is an attribute (guna) that arises in the presence of both the soul Self (Atma) and the non-Self (pudgal). It would not arise if there were no presence of the two.
Dadashri: You will not know about the kashay in such circumstances and yet those are the very kashays that kill you.