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Aptavani-8
Karmas are discharging (nirjara) anyway, but you are giving the support with, 'I am doing it.' The karmas that come into effect; will play out their part, but in this, we say, 'I did it.
Questioner: So we are to suffer our karmas without any expectation of reward (nishkaam bhaav), and since we do not suffer them, the tendencies (vruttis) enter into them, is that not what happens?
Dadashri: Without Gnan, it is very difficult to get rid of the intent of doership (karta bhaav). If there is Gnan, there would not be the intent of doership (karta bhaav). When no more intent (bhaav) of doership remains, it means that there is a blockage of influx of karmic matter (samvar), and where there is a blockage of karmic matter (samvar), there is the state of being unaffected by all external turmoil (samadhi).
Questioner: I can reach the state of samvar, but I cannot stay still and steady (sthir).
Dadashri: No, if you have blockage of influx of karma (samvar), you would definitely have a state that is unaffected by external turmoil (samadhi). Where there is samadhi, know that a man has samvar.
Questioner: But if for some reason there is binding of karmic matter (bandh), then what do we do?
Dadashri: Nothing needs to be done. You need to become the Atma.
Questioner: Do we not have to mentally figure out what the solution to this would be?
Dadashri: Once you have become the Atma, you do not have to think about anything. How far does the thinking go? You can carry on thinking for as long as you have doubts like, 'Is this Atma, or is this Atma? You have to keep on thinking, as long as there is uncertainty about the Atma.
