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gali.” You are finished (doomed) if you enter such a street!
Now if you ask the one walking that same wrong path, he will
tell you, ‘No, we are on the path to moksha.’ If the Lord comes
and you ask Him, ‘Sir, what is this? They are both saying different
things. Who of two is right?’ The Lord will tell you, ‘They are
both wrong. The one who says it is a ‘crooked lane’ is wrong
and so is the one saying he is on the ‘right path’ to moksha.’
The Lord Mahavir says, ‘What is it to you if he is on the
wrong path? Why don’t you just go do your darshan (to look
upon with reverence) of God?’ The Lord was very wise. There
is tremendous wisdom in Him.
Kashays Bind Karma for Next Life
Questioner: Why do we have illusionary attachment
(moha) to our own name?
Dadashri: To feed the pride of fame and glory (maan
and kirti)! That is why one has taken so much beating until
now. Moha for the name means hunger for fame and glory. One
has suffered so much, just for fame. Then when his fame and
recognition (maan) is followed by defamation and disgrace
(upmaan), he will experience tremendous suffering. That is why
we have to go beyond fame and disgrace; we have to go beyond
maan-upmaan. You should not have moha even for the name.
Infinite bliss lies within You.
Pride and anger (maan and krodh) are both abhorrence
(dwesh), and deceit and greed (maya-kapat and lobh) are
both attachment (raag). Deceit (kapat) goes into attachment
(raag).
Questioner: What if one is forced to be deceitful (do
kapat) out of fear?
Dadashri: There is no problem with that because it does
not harm anyone much, does it? It all depends on how much that