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Aptavani-4
Some of it comes from what they hear. Some of it comes from reading books. All that is 'relative' gnan. When there is influence of 'relative' knowledge it is considered 'relative' purusharth. Here, if it is influenced by real Gnan, then it is considered 'real' purusharth; nevertheless, people do make some purusharth in the world. It has not become utterly fruitless!
You can at least find maybe two or three out of a thousand who do such a purusharth! But they cannot understand completely whether they should call it prarabdha or purusharth! For them, the purusharth occurs by itself. One has no concept about the 'grade' of that, and what 'grade' 'this' is. All that people know of prarabdha and purusharth is: “I have to go at eleven o'clock'. 'How did I get late?' 'Why did you spill the soup?' And 'he did this' and 'he did that"." Alas, the spilling of the soup is considered a circumstance. From this, there are only two separate things that occur in the worldly life: saiyog (the coming together of circumstances) and viyog (the dissipation of the circumstances). However many circumstances there are, that many will definitely dissipate. And whatever the saiyog, to maintain equanimity in it, is the purusharth. It is not considered purusharth when someone showers you with flowers, and your ego inflates. Whatever happens naturally is prarabdha. Have you ever done a purusharth whereby you maintained your orderly composure, even after you had been showered with flowers?
Questioner: No, I was not aware that it is called
purusharth.
Dadashri: That is why I say, understand prarabdha and purusharth. One is not aware of the purusharth that does take place; it happens naturally, even during sleep.
Questioner: Does prarabdha come according to what was charged in the past life?
