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PREFACE
What nature says is, 'Whatever I give you is verily in accordance with your own receptacle of intellect (buddhi's ashaya) of the past life. So then, why are you getting disturbed or distressed?" Whatever you get, enjoy it with happiness! If it was in one's receptacle of intellect that, 'Any kind of a wife will do, but I cannot live without a wife,' then he will get 'any kind of a wife.' And today, if he sees someone else's wife, he feels short-changed. However, complain as he might, his satisfaction is derived only from the wife at home. No matter how much commotion you create, you will not get anywhere. Therefore, be practical and wisen up! Settle everything with equanimity!
By getting disturbed and distressed there will be new bondage of karma and in this way the worldly illusionary attachments will never come to an end. One is defeated and trodden down from his wanderings in the worldly life. At last he arrives at only one decision of, 'It would be good if there could be some way to become free.' Then he will definitely meet with a 'Gnani Purush' with whose grace he will become aware of his real Self; he will be able to taste his own bliss of the Self. After that, his vision will change and, therefore, the subtle, inner component of vision and knowledge (chit) will never leave his own home and wander around outside. As a result, new causes for another life are not formed.
After speaking angry words to someone, if the mind forms the opinion that, "Things cannot be sorted out without anger,' then there will be karmic charging of speech in the 'code words' of, 'I want to say angry words.' And, instead, if there is the opinion that speaking angry words is wrong and that it should not be done, then the code words of that opinion will be, 'I do not want to say angry words,' and the charging will be done accordingly. And when there is the constant search of, 'When will my speech improve?' then one's 'code words' will change.
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And the intention of, 'Let no living being in the world suffer any pain, whatsoever, from my speech,' will create the 'code words' wherein the charging of the speech that will occur will be that of the speech of a fully enlightened being's (Tirthankara's) liberating sermon!
In the current times, people are suffering day and night from wounds caused by words. There are no wounds caused by sticks or cane there. When others hurl the weapon of speech and words, the moment the knowledge of, 'Speech is of another entity and is in the control of another entity,' given to us by the Gnani surfaces, what scope is there for any wounds there? However, if you happen to utter hurtful words, doing repentance and apology (pratikraman), as shown by the Gnani Purush can bring about a solution for both the parties.
Every matter in this world is to be taken in a positive way. If you turn towards the negative, you will go in the wrong direction and cause others to do the same.
Interactions of the worldly life are a museum of puzzles. After one puzzle is settled, the next one will lift its head. Once you attain the knowledge of the Self, the world will settle down. This world is not meant for fretting in useless discussions about others. This world is as it is. In that, you have to find Your safe side.
As long as one has the belief, 'I am hurting the other person,' the other person will definitely have pain as a result of these vibrations. And to see things in this way is due to one's own attribute of 'sensitiveness.' It is merely one type of ego. As long as this ego is there, the other person will inevitably feel hurt. When that ego gets dissolved, no one will suffer hurt as a result. If we become faultless, then the world is already faultless.
The way by which the Gnani came to be liberated from all karmic effects is the very way he saw, knew and
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