If there is the slightest feeling of, ‘He did me wrong,’ then
the verbal interaction with that person will be such that it will
cause pain. He whose speech has improved will have a better
worldly life. In this world, no one has the independent power to
hurt anyone. One can never control others by means of threats.
To do so is open egoism. The world bows and surrenders to the
one who is without ego!
Understanding is attained when our statement fits everyone.
If clashes occur, you should know that a lack of understanding
has prevailed. The root cause of lack of understanding is the
ego, and that ego will harass you day and night like a ghost,
even when there is no external reason for it! Instead, if you have
the opinion, ‘I don’t know anything,’ it will bring everything to
an end.
It is the ego that does good things. It is also the ego that
does bad things. What guarantee is there that the ego that does
good will not turn around and start doing bad things?
When the intellect hesitates with, ‘Should I do this or not
do this?’ then what should one do under such circumstances?
He should ‘see’ whether the force within for ‘doing’ is greater
or if the force for ‘not doing’ is greater. If the force is greater
towards ‘not doing,’ then he should side towards that. Then, if
it was meant towards ‘doing,’ then scientific circumstantial
evidences (vyavasthit shakti) will change it to that side.
To rush is a single fault and not to rush is double the fault.
So proceed slowly at a rapid pace.
To have attachment (raag) is a single fault and to become
averse to attachment (niraag) is double the fault. For worldly
interactions, if one behaves with the attitude of ‘I am the Soul;
it is of no concern to me,’ and does not pay his son’s tuition;
it is clearly wrong. One is not to become disinterested (niraagi)
there. One has to settle the situation without becoming affected.
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