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become engrossed (tanmayakar) in it. The nature of the mind is such, that as long as it does not get what it likes, as long as it does not have its way, it is not going to be satisfied. It is not worth entering the ‘exhibition of the worldly life (sansar).
Pratibhaav Questioner: What is a pratibhaav?
Dadashri: When you say something wrong, and from within you feel, “That was wrong, I should not have said that’, that is called pratibhaav (sense of opposition; remorse). For the very thing that you say, you have the bhaav that you should not have said it, is considered pratibhaav.
Questioner: Therefore, awareness (jagruti) is pratibhaav itself?
Dadashri: Pratibhaav occurs if there is awareness within. Once you "fire the bullet” (harsh words), if in your mind you feel, “I should not have fired it,” that is pratibhaav. This pratibhaav is considered your purusharth (spiritual effort).
Questioner: What kind of pratibhaav does the Gnani have?
Dadashri: We do not have pratibhaav.
Questioner: In the event of ‘firing a bullet what state is the Gnani in?
Dadashri: The 'bullet' naturally does not fire from within, so then is there a need for the bhaav? And when tiny bullets’ go off, I just keep ‘seeing them, “Wow! The fireworks are going off!” That is not what you would consider a bhaav. Inside the body, there are many such “bullets' that continually go off, and that is not considered bhaav.
Questioner: When we become engrossed (tanmayakar) with the ‘discharge’, are more bhaav not being created?
