Aptavani-9
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Dadashri: She does not gain anything; it is the ego that
claims ‘See how I straightened him out?’ And that poor man out
of intense greed lalacha will do whatever she asks. But then she
will pay the price later, will she not?
Questioner: Is she protecting her womanhood (prakruti
nature as a woman - streepanu) by doing that?
Dadashri: No, it is not protection of streepanu. It is a
show of the ego. She treats him like a little monkey. Would there
not be a reaction to that later? He too will remember what she
put him through. He will remember, ‘You took advantage of me
and disgraced me when I was under your control. Wait until you
come under my control.’ Then he will disgrace her and destroy
her in no time.
The touch of a lalachu person will ruin
samskar (moral values)
An avaricious (lalachu) person should not even touch
young boys and girls. His influence will corrupt their values. So
it is better if he does not even touch them. A covetous man will
entice young girls and play with them for his own pleasure; he
will not do that with unattractive children. He will play with
children that look like beautiful rosebuds; that too for his own
pleasure. Now there is no sex involved in this, is there? But still
it is better if he does not touch the children. It is because the
mind of an avaricious person will keep going there over and
over again. Sex is not the only thing that attracts. And in this
case there is no sex, but the attraction is there all the same.
Instead it is better if nothing becomes defiled.
That is purusharth
Is there intense greed only for sex? No, there are all kinds
of intense greed. Eating and drinking, are all these not intense
greed (lalacha)? There is nothing wrong in eating but there
should not be any intense greed for it.