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suspecting. People make discoveries because they question and
have suspicions.
Dadashri: That is not suspicion. It is eagerness to know.
They do not have suspicions.
Questioner: Are you telling us not to be suspicious of
anyone?
Dadashri: Not just people; do not be suspicious about
anything. You are not to have suspicions about this book either.
Suspicion means suicide!
Questioner: So do we have to believe everything that is
written in books?
Dadashri: You do not have to believe everything. You
can be suspicious for only a minute and then you should turn
around. If you go beyond that, then suspicion is such that it will
become a ‘poison’ and kill you.
Questioner: But what if everything that has been written
is false?
Dadashri: It is never wrong or false. But when suspicion
arises, you should stop after a minute.
For devotees…
Questioner: Today in all the religions, the religious gurus
say ‘I verily am God.’ Is that to be believed? Is that not worth
suspecting?
Dadashri: So what if they write such things? There is no
need for you to have suspicion. You will understand that it is
wrong. Doubts or suspicion is a different thing. There is no need
to have the kind of suspicion that you are talking about. There
is no need to have suspicion there. For the time being the guru
is God and the disciple is a devotee, and this is how people’s
lives go on. However when there is a breach of the contract of
such a relationship, there is a possibility that suspicion may arise.
Otherwise, there is no reason for suspicions.