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trust him? You cannot trust him. You can pardon him for his stealing and tell him that as far as you are concerned he is free and you will not hold it against him, in your mind. But you should not trust him and you should not associate with him. It is also a mistake if you associate with him and then do not trust him. The best thing is not to associate with him, but if you do, then do not have any prejudice against him.
The approach you have to take here is,‘ Whatever happens is correct.’
This is a very subtle science. Such science has never come forth before. Every talk has a new look and it can benefit the whole world.
Questioner: The entire worldly life can improve with this science.
Dadashri: Yes, yes, people’ s worldly life will improve and their path to ultimate liberation( moksha) will become easy and straightforward. To improve the worldly life interaction( vyavahar) is verily a straight path to moksha, whereas in their search for the path to moksha, people keep ruining their worldly life and making it more complex every day.
If you ask someone to go eighty miles north from Baroda to Ahmedabad, but he starts going south, how many miles will be added for his destination to go north? How many miles will be increased if he ends up in Kanyakumari( southern tip of India)? No matter how much he increases his speed, will he get further away from Ahmedabad or closer?
Questioner: He will go further away.
Dadashri: This is how people complicate their worldly life. What are all these chanting( japa) and penance( tapa) for? That is why Saint Akha Bhagat had said,“ Renunciation and penance is a crooked lane for moksha – Tyaag tapa ey aadi