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like a celibate but on his way somewhere, a circumstance may
arise which will make him think about sex.
Questioner: Thoughts arise from the entirety of
environment, do they not? It is because of circumstantial
evidences that one’s moral values and friends come together for
him, is it not?
Dadashri: Yes, the external evidences have to arise and,
based on that, the tubers of the mind sprout. They would not
sprout otherwise.
Questioner: Who is the one that leads one to catch on
to those thoughts?
Dadashri: It is all natural. But at the same time, you
should understand that ‘This intellect (buddhi) is wrong’; from
there on, the tubers get destroyed. Gnan is the only light in this
world. One can destroy those tubers if he attains the Gnan, through
which he gains the understanding of what is harmful to him.
Questioner: But everyone believes and knows that it is
wrong to tell lies, it is wrong to smoke, to eat meat, to act
wrong, etc., and yet they continue to do so. Why is that?
Dadashri: Everyone says, ‘This is all wrong, I should not
do that,’ but they say it superficially. They say it superfluously,
not heartily and sincerely. If they say it heartily, then it (the
wrongdoing) has no choice but leave after a certain time. No
matter how bad the mistake may be, if you regret it heartily, then
that mistake will not occur again. And if the mistake occurs
again, there is no problem; the important thing is to continue
repenting heartily.
Questioner: So is there a possibility for one to improve?
Dadashri: Yes, a great possibility. But there has to be
someone who can improve him. An M.D. or F.R.C.S. doctor
will not do here. One with mistakes will not do here. You need