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cautious. Mohak is the one who casts the illusion over You,
even when you do not want to.
Questioner: The mind shows me, ‘Why bother with all
this and create more problems?’ Why should I think about
whether something is binding me or not?
Dadashri: No, such a thought will come even when you
do not think about it. The ‘k’ within (karavnara, the one within
that makes you do) will make you do it. It will continue to
entangle you. This world is such that it is not worth thinking
about anybody. Yet when such thoughts arise, what can you do?
You have to take a beating. This world is not for worrying about
others. This world is for you to make a ‘safe side’ for yourself.
Questioner: Now how can I get rid of this intellectual
interference (panchat) in the affairs of others that has taken hold
in my mind?
Dadashri: You have to recognize whether it is your
‘paternal relative’ or an enemy, whether it is a friend or a foe.
When you understand that it is your enemy, then you will not
entertain it.
Compassion and Equanimity of the Gnani Purush
Questioner: But it (intellectual interference, panchat) is
stuck in my head so strongly that it will not go away.
Dadashri: Just look! I can see how much reverence you
have for me. I recognize that very well. Nevertheless, some day
the mind will show you ‘Dada is like this’ (it will show negative
things about Dada).
Questioner: Oh yes, I even cursed Dada; not Dada but
Ambalal Patel!
Dadashri: I am aware of all that, even sitting here at
home – how that ‘k’ (karavnara), the one within that makes
you do, entraps you and makes you do it (karavdave) and