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here that they are free to leave whenever they like. I will not
stop them even if they were to put me in a difficulty. So then
where is the problem? Why would I want to take on their
responsibility? The gurus who have intense greed (lalacha) for
reverence will resort to doing such things.
Even the Lord would not question the one who has no
intense greed (lalacha). Because if the Lord were to question
him ‘where have you been?’ then the Lord would be in trouble.
How can he question the one who has no lalacha at all? It
would be a mistake on His part. No one has the right to
question the one who is free from all intense greed (lalacha),
not even God! Once a person lets go of intense greed (lalacha),
he has attained everything.
Your intention should be for the absolute
state
Have you seen excessive intense greed (lalacha)?
Questioner: You know what Dada? I myself was very
covetous and greedy.
Dadashri: Is that so? In what matters?
Questioner: Oh! In everything; I was excessively greedy
about satsang too!
Dadashri: Greed for me (Dada, the Gnani purush) is not
considered greed but it is considered greed if it is for all other
things. Greed for satsang is not called greed. Selfishness is not
considered selfishness if it is for me; it is considered the ultimate
aim (parmarth).
Questioner: Now we are greedy for Dada.
Dadashri: No, with me it is not considered greed. With
me it is not considered selfishness. With me if you become
selfish it is for the ultimate good (parmarth). With the world
even if you try to do the ultimate good it becomes a selfish