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truth. My words are eternal truth. There is no telling when the
relative truth of this world would become untrue. All these
relatives are temporary adjustments and the Self is the real
truth, it is eternal, it is permanent.
Possession by the Mind, Body and Speech
Three things possess every human being : mind, body
and speech and that is why one claims, ‘I am Chandulal, I am
a collector, I am her husband, I am his father.’ If you ask, ‘Are
you going to be a collector forever?’ No, he will reply, ‘I will
retire one day.’ This is another form of possession. If a drunk,
lying in the street claims to be a king, would we not know that
it is the intoxication of the alcohol saying so and not him. Similarly
the intoxication, the possessive influence of the mind, body and
speech makes people say ‘I am Chandubhai, I am a conductor,
I am a father…’
I will tell you a true story. There was a lady by the name
of Kashi who was a gossipmonger. She was gossiping with
some of the women when suddenly she began to shake her
head incessantly and roll her eyes round and round. This scared
all the women. One of the women felt that she was possessed
and asked her husband to fetch an exorcist. When the exorcist
came, he took one look at Kashi and immediately confirmed
that she was indeed possessed. The exorcist started to whip
Kashi and she began to scream. The ex