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UNDERSTANDING SAMAYIK
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for an hour, and then you can leave. You will see that so many of your demerit karmas will be washed away. They will be destroyed. In this samayik, demerit karma gets destroyed. That is the wonder of the Gnani Purush!
Settling with Equanimity is Samayik
What is the samayik of the Jains? It nurtures the intent of equanimity (samata-bhaav).
Now, when you practice the Agna of settling with equanimity (sambhave nikaal, to be without kashays), that verily is samayik. And to remain in visham-bhaav (to be in kashay) is worldly life (sansar). And what is this worldly (vyavahar) samayik? It is to not come into any other thoughts for fortyeight minutes, it is to remain in one thought. That is that samayik.
When only the thoughts of the Self are there, and there are no other worldly thoughts, that is considered shuddha samayik (pure samayik). This is possible for forty-eight minutes, not any longer. No one can do it longer than that.
The Exact Definition of Samayik
Questioner: Can you please explain the meaning of the word (bhaavarth) samayik?
Dadashri: Samayik does not mean ekagrata (concentration on one topic). It exists when you hear ten pieces of your precious china break in the next room, and equanimity remains within you. The scale of equanimity does not tip on either side, neither towards raag, nor towards dwesh; that is called a samayik. Samayik means that the needle of the scale is exactly in the center.
The other samayik means that whatever thoughts) is coming in, he keeps pushing it away. So then who remains? He does is the doer of) this samayik. He can never do the other samayik of equanimity. Equanimity can never be maintained, can it?
Before sitting down to do the samayik, if he decides that he does not want to think about his shop, the moment he closes his eyes, his shop is the first thing that will raid his thoughts. Whereas here in the Akram Path) we say, 'Shop or whatever else that wants to, come; let them do so. You can all come and create your mischief in samayik.' And all of them will run away. They will wonder what you have done and that maybe you must have some medicine with you. If they light the fireworks, what should we do? Why do you feed the flame by saying, 'I don't want to think about the shop.' You have to challenge it, 'Come, I am sitting here.' But here he says, 'Dear Lord, do not let thoughts of my shop come in my samayik.' Hey, you! What kind of foolishness is this? If you don't get thoughts about your shop, you will have thoughts about your wife, but the thoughts will come for sure. She too is a 'shop.' is she not? Is the wife not a shop?
Questioner: A big shop!
Dadashri: Just look! This man is saying that the wife is a big shop!
The real meaning of samayik is to not allow (vishambhaav) attachment-aversion (raag-dwesh) to occur under any circumstances. Equanimity (sam) may not prevail, but do not let visham-bhaav occur, meaning equanimity may not prevail, but do not react with attachment-abhorrence. That is considered a samayik.
A son may be insulting his mother and the father happens to overhear, but the father will not allow visham-bhaav (kashay bhaav) to occur. He may get a little agitated from within, but he will bring everything into balance. Just as when one is weighing on a weighing scale. If the scale tips to the left, he will add weight on the right side to balance it, and vice versa. The scales would not work like that if one used a frog as a weight!
