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shake when a man pulls a small branch.
Hindu women prohibit young children to touch leaves during evening and night since they are sleeping. There is truth in it, which has to be deeply thought. Animal have more power of expressing the condition of feeling and discrimination. They some times do all sorts of work, by which man is surprised. The above mentioned happiness is according to their type. Every body is desirous of physical and sensual happiness. If you observe carefully, you can see, how a dog feels happy while eating food. It is said that dog should not be beaten while it is eating as its entire emotions are on the food, so that it forgets even the master and runs after him to bite, inspite of being his good companion. The amount of pleasure a carnivorous animal gets in eating may not be possible for a human being.
Some animals are fond of sensual pleasure: for example, pigeon and cock. This state is found in human beings, with difficulty. In this way other animal are there who are slaves of their Indriyas. Black bee is the lover of sweet smell. Elephant is a slave of strength of touch. Fish is always worried about food. Deer is a lover of sound. Moth is fond of light and beauty. This is the exposition of bodily pleasures. After this come the states of the happiness of heart and intellect.
There is little difference between the layers of heart and intellect, but there is a definite difference. These layers are mostly about human beings, but this principle should not be forgotten that the minerals, vegetables and animals are devoid of them. Every body should be made to understand that the first principle in creation is intellect or Gyan. Therefore Buddhi is present in every particle and spreading every where and working in the plan and order of Nature. The only difference is that its expression in them is less and more in human beings. Body, heart and mind are the layers are the expressions of the light of Atma and as the purity increases in them, in the same way reflection/ glimpse of its rays are seen. Sant and param sant have described these layers of heart as low, average and high.
The lower state of heart is one which is in the inferior layer and it works with out the strength of discrimination. Its field (Rakva) of work is very vast. Animals work with its help. Sakt (making), Pradakt (arrangement) of the entire body, (digestion of food inside etc. and distribution of blood are related to this heart. We have the knowledge of eating while taking food. Then what happens to it when it goes down the throat is wholly not known. Even though the work is done by the heart, its report is not known. This is the inferior layer of heart. Probably, it is called by Sufis as Qalbey Madavvary, which works in Areyra (Chafe). It is subordinate to baser self.
The average state of heart is the one which knows, asks, thinks and





























































































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