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Forgiveness and the like destroy them ...
Veetaraag state is the result of the pursuit of the three gems. This state is the natural state of the jiva. If a proper effort is made towards it, the jiva can attain the original state of the self.
Veetaraag state is that invaluable device, which removes attachment and aversion which have been misleading the jiva from infinite time. Srimadji has told us about it in the earlier gatha. Now he tells us about the basic effort required for attaining the Veetaraag state.
कर्मबंध क्रोधादिथी, हणे क्षमादिक तेह;
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The thoughts of anger, pride, avarice and greed lead to bondage of karma. The opposites of these, i.e. forgiveness, humility, straight-forwardness and contentedness strike down anger etc. This is the experience of all of us. With the arrival of anger, we invariably develop physical, mental and spiritual disturbance. Happiness and joy get destroyed. In fact, the person on whose account we have been angered also gets disturbed. But in any arising circumstance if we remain peaceful and assume a forgiving nature, then everybody is peaceful. It does not attract the bondage of sins – negative karma.
With a little understanding and equanimity,jiva can control such surges within the self. Initially with a conscious effort, with what may be specified as pious feelings, the jiva can adopt forgiveness and the like. Later with the awakening of the goal of the atma, with the aim that “Forgiveness and the like are my true nature; remaining in my true natural disposition is my dharma,' the jiva can manifest atma's natural virtue of forgiveness. What is required is merely purushartha - a tremendous effort.
In spite of the mohaniya karma being strong, the jiva has several devices to pacify it, to diminish it. Just one device in the
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