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together. It is more than enough if circumstances do not come forth. That is why the Lord has said:
‘ Aego mei shashao appa, naanah dunshaan sanjuo.’‘ I am an eternal Soul with the attributes of knowledge and vision.’
‘ Shesha mei baheera bhaava, savee sanjog lakhana.’‘ The rest are all external intents, all attributes of these circumstances.’
‘ Sanjog moola jivenah patta dookham parampara.’‘ At the root of all life lies infinite suffering life after life.’
‘ Tammha sanjog sambandham, savvam tiviheyn vosariyami.’‘ All these circumstances and their relations, I surrender unto You.’
You are saying that you want to surrender all circumstances but you do not want liberation. Is that what you are saying?
Questioner: Man does not feel attracted to religion; he gets attracted for a while and then he lets go of it and then he turns towards religion again. Why is that?
Dadashri: There is not attraction( aakarshan) alone in this world. There is attraction and there is repulsion( vikarshan) too; they are attributes of duality( dwandva). The world itself is in the form of duality. There cannot be just attraction or repulsion alone, otherwise attraction would never occur again. If there is attraction towards only religion, people will get tired of it because religion that currently exists in the world is not exact and precise religion; it is religion under the influence of illusion( bhranti).
Questioner: But there is a need for this illusory religion, is there not?
Dadashri: Yes, it is necessary for one’ s development. One has to make progress by way of taking a beating. As one