Aptavani-5
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Dadashri: When you say animals, there are human
beings who have become like the animals too.
Questioner: How can I recognize them?
Dadashri: You can recognize them. If he raises his horns
(ego), will you not understand that he is a bull? Therefore, you
should move aside. I–Dadashri would recognize one even
before he comes. I can smell them. Many are like rocks and
many are like light poles.
Questioner: Some of us can tell by looking at their faces,
can we not?
Dadashri: Yes, that is true, but how accurate a
‘thermometer’ (within) should the one who knows this in this
manner keep in order to do so?
Questioner: It has to be free of prejudice.
Dadashri: A man without prejudice is blessed for sure.
If you fought with me yesterday and meet me again today, I will
put aside yesterday’s incident. If I keep prejudices based on my
previous experiences, it would be a mistake on my part. Even
if you do the same thing with me again today, there is no
problem. The world suffers because of purvagraha (insistence
due to prior impressions and opinions; prejudices), and it is
because of them that new mistakes are made. You do not
believe people to be what they are, and what they are not, you
believe they are!
When you call someone a ‘donkey’ or an ‘ass’, you are
calling God an ‘ass’ too. Therefore, think before you call anyone
any names. Conflicts must not exist. You must settle and resolve
them. It is a waste of time and energy to sit around without
settling the conflict.
Any Title Is the Ego
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