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THE WAY OF LIFE
IGNORANCE BRINGS ABOUT VIOLENT ATTACHMENTS AND HATRED
Into what a serious fit of anger (Raudradhyan) did the beggar fall? He was ignorant. Attachments and hatred originate from ignorance. As man goes on acquiring the right knowledge, his attachments and hatred keep subsiding. His Arthadhyan (sorrow) and his Raudradhyan (anger) abate gradually. Do you want to free yourselves from attachments and hatred? Do you want to free yourselves from Arthadhyan (sorrowful contemplation) and Raudradhyan (angry contemplation)? If you want to get rid of them, first get rid of your ignorance. Attain the right knowledge. Acquire the knowledge of the philosophy of Karma and then think of every event of your life in the light of that philosophy. That beggar did not have the knowledge of the philosophy of Karma. He did not realise this truth, "Because of the effect of my Labhantharaya Karma, the people did not give me anything". That was why, he was angry with the people of the city.
The beggar climbed the hill at the foot of which, the people had gathered for a picnic. There were large stones on the hill. Using all his strength, he pushed down a large stone. The stone came rolling down but the beggar also came rolling down with it. The stone rolled over him and killed him. The stone stopped there.
The beggar could not kill the people of the city but he himself died. He died in Raudradhyan (or angry contemplations); and so he went to hell after his death. The people in whose lives the Labhantaray Karma has emerged to the surface should be extremely careful. They do not get the things that they desire; at such times they should not think ill of others. They should not treat others with contempt when they do not get what they desire.
EVEN SADHUS AND SADHVIS ALSO ARE NOT FULLY ENLIGHTENED
Just as the Labhantaray Karma can emerge to the surface in your lives, it can emerge to the surface and bring about its
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