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gain something for him. The Lord has objected to the
knowledge giving of the latter kind.
Those who attend spiritual discourses with a sincere intent
will attain worldly prosperity through improved worldly interaction
(abhyudaya). Those who listen sincerely will not point out
mistakes in the one giving the discourse. The one giving the
discourse sincerely wants to abide by the Lord’s instructions.
When does a sincere listener gain any benefit? It is when he
does not find faults and mistakes in the one who is giving the
spiritual lecture. But nowadays, the audiences are over-wise and
that is why they look for mistakes.
No matter what the spiritual discourse is like, and no
matter how much you tell the intellect (buddhi) to keep faith,
how much is the intellect likely to obey? Outside in other
spiritual discourses, your mind and your intellect become
estranged. Here in the Gnani’s satsang, the intellect will keep
faith on its own. The mind, the intellect, the chit and the ego, all
unite together. Only when all these four become one, there arises
the opportunity for liberation.
Kavi has sung :
‘Parmarthey satsang deta, potana paisa kharchii
‘Dadashri gives satsang for the ultimate goal of salvation of
the world, and for this He spent his own money.
Jaghitey gaadi kaaya, jota na thandii garmi.’
He had disposed his entire physical being for this. He
cared little if it was hot or cold outside as he did this.’
People too don’t care about the weather. A mother will
get up at four in the morning to make hot breakfast for her son.
She feels that her son should have a hot breakfast before he
leaves for school. The son in turn complains, “Why do you cook
the same thing everyday?” These people too care little if it is
warm or cold and yet everything they do goes to waste; they