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daughter. He understood what I meant and later when his
daughter eloped, he remembered me and came to me. He told
me that I was right and that had I not said anything to him, he
would have committed suicide. This is how the world is. It is
empty and without substance. You will have to accept whatever
happens. Is anything worth sacrificing your life for? Besides if
you do, people will call you foolish. People keep their reputation
intact by hiding everything and then claim to be noble and
honorable.
A Gnani Purush is very wise. He acts before the damage
is done. He cuts out the rot before it sets in. Do you think it is
easy to see this world as empty, shallow and superficial?
What does a shepherd do? He gathers his sheep and
lamb with his calls of ‘tihi, tihi’ and rounds them up in a fenced
compound so they cannot escape. The sheep think that he is
protecting them form the tigers and the shepherd even tells them
so. But little do they know that he is exploiting them by milking
them everyday, shearing off their wool which protects them
from the cold and eventually serve them as a meal to his guests!
This is called superficial and empty.
Non-Dependency Of Humans
All human beings of this time cycle are considered as
having no dependency or protection. The animals are regarded
as having dependency but the humans have no one to depend
on. Even if you find a person on whom you can depend, he
himself has no one to depend on, so how can he help you? Let
me explain to you what I mean by non-dependency :
A wealthy man, a priest and his dog set out on a journey.
They come across a dense forest and in the forest they meet
four robbers carrying guns and daggers. What effect does this
event have on each of them? The wealthy man has fear of what