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them for her, so he buys a new sofa on credit. But when that
sofa breaks, her heart is set on fire. Mooyee! Everything else
can burn but do not torment your self! You should never imitate
anyone. Only those with lesser commonsense do so and suffer
in the process. Besides, which household nowadays does not
have sofas? Why must you have the same? You should be
original and be yourself, instead of imitating others. Why not
furnish your family room the Indian way with a nice futon
mattress, fresh white sheets and plenty of pillows? This way you
do not have to imitate anyone and at the same time have great
comfort. What does a person truly need? He or she needs
something to eat and drink, something to wear and a place to
live. Today people have created new miseries. In reality there
is no such thing as unhappiness in this world. It is through lack
of understanding that people have created so much unhappiness.
Your neighbor may invite you to his home one day and
not the next. Why do you have to be invited everyday? When
he invites you, you feel that he respects you and that comforts
you. And when he does not invite you, you feel that he has no
respect for you and therefore you feel uncomfortable. You should
have an attitude that it is fine if he invites you and it is also fine
if he does not.
There is infinite bliss within you but you do not know how
to uncover it and experience it. There is only one kind of bliss
but the society has created so many different levels. You can
only experience true bliss when you understand the true reality
of this world. How long are you going to live in this imaginary
and perceived happiness? But then what can you do, now that
you are already trapped? I will tell you what this trap is like.
A baniya (usually a Jain businessman) and his very close
Muslim friend were taking a walk, during Mohrrum (the first
month of the Moslem year). On the way they meet Tajiyas