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that, he will get the reward in this very life. What does all that have to do with the next life? The Lord is not so naïve that he will allow such hollowness.
One may be doing samayik on the outside, but God knows what is going on within him! One businessman (sheth) was sitting in samayik when someone knocked on his door. His wife opened the door. The man outside asked her, 'Where is the sheth?' The wife replied, 'In the dumping yard.' The sheth heard that and when he checked within, he realized that that was exactly where he was. There were negative thoughts going on within him while externally he was doing the samayik. The Lord does not allow such hollowness-insincerity. It is acceptable if there is a samayik going on within, whereas it may not be on the outside. This external pomp and showcasing is not acceptable over there.
Lord Mahavir's Samayik What does the Lord consider as samayik? He has said that the one who does not have artadhyan (adverse internal meditation that hurts the self) and raudradhyan (adverse internal meditation that hurts the self and others) is in samayik the whole day. How wise is Lord Mahavir! He does not leave any effort for you to make.
(510) The Lord would not accept any samayik these people practice today. Artadhyan and raudradhyan should stop for one gunthanu (forty-eight minutes), should they not?
One sits down to do samayik with the ego of, 'I am Chandulal.' This samayik is like the Neem tree growing back even after it has been cut down, and it will still remain bitter in taste, will it not? If you put sugar on the trunk after it has been cut down, will it not grow back bitter?
Seeker: Yes, because bitterness is in its roots, Dada. Dadashri: That bitterness is its main nature (swabhav).
So when 'Chandubhai' sits in a samayik, having stopped all the attachment-abhorrence (raag-dwesh), then what will he do the samayik on? He has not known the Self, nor does he understand mithyatva (to believe the illusion as real, the belief, 'I am Chandulal'). The one who understands mithyatva is bound to attain samkit or samyakatva (established in the right vision, 'I am the Self'). So when the sheth sits down in the samayik, he does not know how to do anything else. So what does he do? He sets himself a circle (boundary) and then, if he has any thoughts about his shop, money, sex, etc., he will push them out of that circle. Just as cows and dogs get entry into a closed yard, he will drive out his thoughts and will not allow them back in. They call that a samayik. Nevertheless, they are able to do that samayik because there is no artadhyan or raudradhyan while doing it.
Seeker: If there is no artadhyan or raudradhyan, then that is considered equanimity (samata), is it not?
Dadashri: But artadhyan and raudradhyan do not go away. They are always there. In order for them to go away, you have to establish some discipline before doing samayik. You have to say, 'Dear Dada Bhagwan, I surrender this Chandulal," my name, my body, my wrong beliefs, all to You. Please give me vitarag bhaav (intent free of attachment and abhorrence) while I am doing the samayik.' It will work if you do it with such a vidhi.
True Samayik Gives Moksha
Seeker: Can one attain moksha by doing the dharmadhyan via samayik and pratikraman?
Dadashri: Yes, one can, but not with the samayik and pratikraman that people do today. These products are not authentic. If the samayik was real, then doing just one samayik will give you moksha. Right now, no one is to be blamed. It is
