How to cease intent violence? What does intent-death mean?

For people of the entire world, raudradhyan (an adverse internal state that hurts the self and others) and aartadhyan (an adverse internal state that results in hurting the self) are constantly taking place, automatically. No effort at all is required for it. So what is the gravest himsa in this world? Aartadhyan and raudradhyan! This is because they are considered Atma himsa (violence towards the state as the Self). The himsa towards insects is considered pudgal himsa; whereas this is considered Atma himsa. So which himsa is better?

Questioner: As far as himsa is concerned, neither are good. Nevertheless, Atma himsa is considered worse.

Dadashri: All these people are very cautious about pudgal himsa, yet Atma himsa is continually happening. The scriptures writers have referred to Atma himsa as bhaav himsa. Now, after acquiring this Gnan, bhaav himsa ceases for You. So You experience so much peace within, don’t You!

Questioner: Krupaludev has referred to bhaav himsa as bhaav maran (death of the state as the Self by believing, ‘I am Chandubhai,’ ‘I did it,’ ‘It happened to me’), has He not? There is this statement of Krupaludev, ‘Kshane kshane bhayankar bhaav marane ka aho raachi raho.’ ‘Then why relish a lifestyle that involves frightful bhaav maran in each and every moment?’ So, in this case, is bhaav maran taking place in each and every moment?

Dadashri: Yes; what does He mean to say when He states ‘frightful bhaav maran in each and every moment’? Mind you, bhaav maran is not happening in each and every moment; rather, frightful bhaav maran is happening in each and every samay (the smallest, most indivisible unit of time). However, He has given a description at the gross level. Otherwise, bhaav maran is indeed taking place in each and every samay. What is meant by bhaav maran? This belief that ‘I am Chandubhai’ is precisely bhaav maran. In any situation that arises, to believe ‘it happened to me’ means bhaav maran has taken place. All these people [who are not Self-realized] are dwelling in bhaav maran [by believing], ‘I did this introspection, I did that.’

Questioner: So then how can the bhaav (state as the Self) be brought back to life?

Dadashri: The state as the Self is not to be brought to life like that. The state as the Self has been ‘killed’ [in a state of gross unawareness of the Self]. Bhaav maran is referred to as ‘sleep’ (nidra). Bhaavnidra (the ‘sleep’ that veils the awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’ and leads one to believe that ‘I am Chandubhai,’ ‘I did it,’ ‘It happened to me’) and bhaav maran are both the same. In Akram Vignan, the [aaropit] bhaav (the wrong belief of ‘I am Chandubhai’; the charging point) itself no longer remains; therefore, bhaav maran does not take place. Whereas on the Kramik path, people are dwelling in nothing but bhaav maran in each and every moment.

Krupaludev was a Gnani Purush, so He alone could understand this. ‘He’ would feel, ‘This is actually bhaav maran that has taken place; this is bhaav maran that has taken place.’ Therefore, He would constantly be alert. Everyone else would keep dwelling in nothing but bhaav maran.

What is the meaning of bhaav maran? It means the death of Swabhaav (the state as the Self) and the birth of vibhaav (the wrong belief of ‘I am Chandubhai’). When you, the [developing] I, dwell as the temporary state (avastha), that is the birth of vibhaav. Whereas if You [dwell in the state as the Self and] See the temporary state [as separate], then that is the birth of Swabhaav.

So if pudgal himsa is going on, then some solution will come about for that. However, a solution will not come about for the one who commits Atma himsa. People do not explain this at the subtle level like this, do they! They provide an analysis at the gross level!

*Chandubhai = Whenever Dadashri uses the name 'Chandubhai' or the name of the person Dadashri is addressing, the reader should insert his or her name for exact understanding.