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his rope and catch you and impede your flow, and if you give
happiness to everyone, they will let you go. They will let you go
even if you give them just beetle nuts as mouth freshener (paan),
a homemade cigarette or even a piece of clove as a mouth
refresher. People harbor expectations of getting something from
you. How can you claim to be a benevolent person if people did
not have expectations from you? All those headed for moksha
are kind people. Therefore, you have to show kindness on your
way to moksha.
Questioner: People have expectations, but why should
we have expectations?
Dadashri: You should not have any expectation
(apeksha). It is just that you give them something small, a token
like paan-sopari (beetle nut and beetle leaf people use as mouth
fresheners in India) and move on. Otherwise, he will hinder you
by speaking untruths and ill of you. Therefore, deal with them
one way or another and get your work done. People will not let
you go to moksha that easily. They will say, ‘What is wrong
here that you want to go over there! Why don’t you have fun
with us here?’
Questioner: But that is if we listen to them, is that not
so?
Dadashri: They will hurt you and hinder you even if you
do not listen to them or ignore them. For them, all the four
directions are open, and for you only one direction is open.
Their directions are a life as a human, celestial, hell or as an
animal, whereas you have only one – the path of liberation. So
what do they care? They can afford to do hurtful things but you
cannot.
Keep everyone pleased. Please them and move on. If
someone is staring at you and you tell him, ‘How are you Sir?’
then he will let you go, but if you do not say anything, he will
think that you are very arrogant and start causing problems.