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grown old!” How could the Atma ever get old? All these are not the Atma's situations (avastha). They are the situations of the non-Self (prakrut avastha). How did they come about? Through the pressure of saiyog (circumstance). Just by coming in touching with the Atma, the causes arise. They become 'charged' (as karma), and then eventually they discharge'.
What happened to your children from your past life? Do they still remember you? Have you written to them? In his final hour, a man will say, "My little girl still remains unmarried!” He deserted his children in the previous life and now in this life he says, “My children, my children!” and stays absorbed (tanmayakar, consumed) in it. One is constantly forgetting the situations of the past, while remaining absorbed (tanmayakar) in new situations (avastha)! To remain absorbed (tanmayakar) in the situation (avastha) is called the worldly life (sansar), which is what sows the seeds of the worldly life, and to remain absorbed in the Self is called moksha.
What is it like in this worldly life (sansar)? It is where people forget whatever pain (dukh; sorrow) they have suffered, and whatever happiness (sukh) they have had; they even forget the vengeance (veyr) they bind in their childhood. They will then sit together to have tea and forget about everything. They endorse and sign whatever situation (avastha) that happens to arise at the time. Once signed, the ‘signatures' cannot be erased. The problem is with the signing. People tend to sign on just about everything. They unnecessarily oppress others and ‘sign away' on that as well. In fact, even if someone abducted your daughter, you still cannot "sign” on that. People just go on drafting everything in all the situations (avastha). They even draw up a picture about killing.
Avastha: Paryaya Dadashri: How many avasthas (situations) do human beings have?
