The writer in Dharma Chakram refers to four kinds of people who seek his
benevolence. He compares people to four stages of fish in a river:
1. The Nitya Suris (Ever free angels) are like the fish which do not get caught in the net – i.e. they do not fall for the bait, and remain safely out of the delusion of samsara;
2. The Mukta Jivas are those who get caught in the net, but with their penance and meditation, succeed in escaping from the net;
3. The Mumukshus are like the fish which is yearning to escape and keeps making an effort to get out, even though they have not succeeded in escaping; and
4. The Baddha Jivas are like the fish that enjoy the bait of the fisherman, and remain happily in the net under a delusion and finally become food for the fisherman.
1. The Nitya Suris (Ever free angels) are like the fish which do not get caught in the net – i.e. they do not fall for the bait, and remain safely out of the delusion of samsara;
2. The Mukta Jivas are those who get caught in the net, but with their penance and meditation, succeed in escaping from the net;
3. The Mumukshus are like the fish which is yearning to escape and keeps making an effort to get out, even though they have not succeeded in escaping; and
4. The Baddha Jivas are like the fish that enjoy the bait of the fisherman, and remain happily in the net under a delusion and finally become food for the fisherman.
