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inclined towards penance are people who are‘ heated’; they are like burning coals that are so hot that the moment you touch your cigarette to it, it will catch fire. So you have to be very cautious when you interact with such people – there is no room for any mistakes there! The Lord was not like that. He was supremely wise.
Where is the shortage of prapta tapa nowadays? Ultimately the tooth will start to hurt and it hurts so bad that it takes your breath away. The stomach will hurt, the head will hurt, this will hurt, and that will hurt. If someone clashes with you, that is prapta tapa also. And sometimes when the husband is late getting home from satsang, the wife will say,“ You are so unreliable. Is this the time to be roaming around outside? Where were you wandering?” Now how does the wife know whether he was wandering or sitting in satsang? If the wife speaks this way and he does not remain calm, is that not being foolish? He just has to realize that penance has come calling so he’ d better suffer it. If he doesn’ t do this and instead retaliates by saying,“ You just keep quiet! I don’ t want a word out of you!” then she will be loading‘ bullets’ in her gun. If you ask her, what she is doing she will reply,“ Let him finish his meal, I will take care of him at bed time.” But in the end they still have to sleep in the same room. If there was another room, one can say the heck with it,“ I don’ t have to deal with this problem”, but alas, there is only one room and they are both stuck with each other. You foolish man! You cannot have fireworks where you sleep and if some do happen to take place, douse them out. You can do anything outside but don’ t do this at home where you have to live day and night. Gnanis are very wise; they understand instantly what is beneficial to the Self when someone throws fireworks. The husband should understand and have insight that the wife threw the‘ firecracker’ at his leg because she was angry, but if he were to do the same, she will aim for his head the next time. So let go of your nonsense. Just deal with the