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In Gurbani, the human condition is described as burning under three interlocking afflictions — of mind, body, and worldly entanglement. Understanding them is the first step toward liberation. ੧ FIRST FIRE · ਪਹਿਲਾ ਤਾਪ ਆਧਿ (Āadhi) — Affliction of the Mind The suffering that arises from within — anxiety, worry, restlessness, and the anguish of the antahkaran (inner faculty). ਆਧਿ burns through fear of the future , grief over the past, and the relentless craving of desires unfulfilled. It is the fire the eye cannot see but the heart cannot escape. In modern terms: mental illness, anxiety, depression — all fall under ਆਧਿ. ੨ SECOND FIRE · ਦੂਜਾ ਤਾਪ ਵਿਆਧਿ (Viāadhi) — Affliction of the Body The suffering of the physical...