28 Aptavani-5
Dadashri: You have to do pratikraman. If you have an opinion that a certain person is bad then you have to change that opinion to a positive one by saying,‘ he is a good man’. If he appears bad to you, by saying he is good, the change will occur. You see him as being bad due to past opinions. No one is bad at all. You simply have to tell your mind this. The opinions are bound by the mind. The mind has a stock. One way or another, you need to tie the mind down. Otherwise it will be free to run wild and cause trouble.
Questioner: You once said that we should not pamper the mind nor should we suppress it, so then what should we do?
Dadashri: You do not have to suppress the mind but You have to reverse it. In other words, for all people for whom you have a negative opinion, You should change your opinion by saying,‘ he is a good man … he is beneficial to me’. Then the mind will accept it. The mind can be controlled through Gnan. There is no other way to control it because it is a mechanical thing. Day by day it is gradually exhausting. It will eventually come to an end one day. It does not get new energy and the old energy is continually being used up. When the mind tells you that the back is hurting, You should say to it,‘ it is good that the legs are not broken!’ This will pacify the mind. You have to do‘ plusminus’ to it.
Saiyam Dadashri: What do you consider a saiyam? Questioner: I do not know the definition. Dadashri: This is considered God’ s word.
Questioner: Does that mean that to remain in the understanding of Gnan is called saiyam?
Dadashri: All those people who remain in control, who do not get out of control: that is not called saiyam. Saiyam is