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greed (lalacha) to move away from Dada in an independent
direction. You have now become independent; you are not
dependent are you? It would be a different matter if you were
suppressed or controlled by me. It is a different matter if you
were under the control of those other gurus and you tried to be
independent. Here no one is suppressed, there is no control
over you and I even say, ‘I am everyone’s disciple’, so where
is the problem? But because of the habit of endless past lives,
one has fun in being independent; there is interest in that. Let go
of this interest! Why don’t you remain only in this satsang?
Questioner: But Dada, rather than independence, it is to
show off to people ‘I know something’.
Dadashri: That is the problem, he believes ‘I know
everything’ and yet he knows nothing.
Now spend one life in total surrender (adheenta) to the
Gnani.
Questioner: It is better to remain surrendered; at least
we will not have any externally induced problems (upadhi).
Dadashri: Yes, no upadhi. Everyone has surrendered
and is free from upadhi. But if someone has a root that is
crooked, it will not refrain from playing its part. He will start a
different group. He will dance to a different tune.
Life surrender to gnan
There are many who tell me, ‘Do you not hold back some
‘keys’ with you?’ Why would I hang on to some keys? I would
do that only if I want to remain as a guru and show my
superiority. But I neither want to be anyone’s guru nor do I want
to be a superior. To me, you are the guru now. Those who want
to be gurus will not bestow their full knowledge (gnan) on to
others. They do that so that their disciples will not run away and
their ‘business’ can remain in operation.
And here, everyone has freedom. I tell those who live