Jad bharat was a great gynani, a paramahans, such an esteemed scholar that he had crossed six ladders, he had crossed the six ladders on the path of gyana yoga, six ladders of knowledge. He had but just one more ladder to cross before attaining complete liberation. But before crossing that last, the seventh and the last ladder, unfortunately, Jad bharat came across a young deer, a fawn in the forest, who was deprived of his mother’s milk and love.
His heart was filled with compassion. So he carried the young deer to his ashram and there he started looking after him day and night. Eventually he became so attached to the young animal that he could think of nothing else.
So at the time of death, his mind was completely preoccupied with thoughts of the deer. And this very attachment became the cause of his ruin, because he was then thereafter obliged to take birth as a deer in his next life.
So from this we can (say), it can be concluded, the point is that we must (understand), the saints and scriptures suggest that we must be neutral, we must become neutral towards the world.
कबीरा खड़ा बाजार में, मांगे सबकी खैर, ना काहू से दोस्ती, ना काहू से बैर I
kabeera khada baajaar mein, maange sabakee khair, na kaahoo se dostee, na kaahoo se bair.
In other words, in the marketplace, you see many people come and go, but you are not attached to any, you are indifferent. You remain indifferent because of the absence of attachment, due to the absence of attachment.
But on the other hand, if you happen to see a friend or a relative, you take notice and are happy to see them.
And similarly, if you happen to see someone you detest strongly, you also take notice and start abusing them secretly, internally.
It should be clear by now that the point is that detachment means the complete absence of affinity, as well as malice.
