Aptavani-2 91
When you are feeling tired, you should not say,“ I am tired”, because prakruti will react since that is its nature. Even if you overeat and get indigestion, you should not say,“ I have a little indigestion”, because prakruti will react accordingly. Instead you should say,“ No the food has been digested nicely.”
When a husband is fed up with his wife he will tell her,“ You make me berserk.” Instantly one has to say within,“ No, not really. Others may lose their mind, but you do not hurt me in any way.” If one says only this much, the prakruti will not withdraw( from the wife). If such an internal correction does not occur, the prakruti will become strong and controlling in nature and will protest,“ Who are you to interfere?” So we must say the right words, internally.
Prakruti will comply through reasoning
Now that you have attained this Gnan, you should not waste away a single moment in spiritual apathy. You do not have to get angry at the prakruti or tell it off, you simply have to say,“ I will give you whatever you want to eat, but please accept this request of mine.” Tell the body,“ Please accept this request of mine.” If the ego is getting out of control, tell it,“ Please accept this request of mine.”
Questioner: What if you defy the prakruti Dada? What if you confront it?
Dadashri: No, prakruti will oppose you if you oppose it. That is what it wants. It is waiting for you to defy it, so it can take you in its clutches. You should not do that. You have to reason with it and persuade it. It is like a child, no matter how old the prakruti, it is like a child. There is no telling where it will do wrong and upset everything, just like a child. Because it is childlike, you have to reason with it, explain things to it, coax it, entice it, tempt it, feed it its’ favorite food in order to get Your work done.
Questioner: You mean we have to pamper it in order to