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bondage. However, because he is in bondage, he feels,
‘Everyone else is doing it’ and so he finds an excuse to do the
same. You fool! Everyone will jump in a well, but does that
mean you have to do the same?
A person becomes ‘fragrant’ if his intense greed (lalacha)
goes away!
Questioner: I have never heard the word lalacha with
reference to spirituality.
Dadashri: No one would make such a distinction, would
they? Who would do that? ‘We’ explain to you things in details.
Those who have read the scriptures will tell you that they speak
about the four kashayas: anger-pride-deceit-greed! So someone
may claim, ‘Sir, but that is in the scriptures too. Tell us
something new.’ Therefore, this has been going on from time
immemorial. When the scriptures were created it was written, ‘It
is an illusion when one sees a snake in a charred rope. Similarly,
this world appears as an illusion.’ Until today there has been no
one to change or alter these words. Everything has been going
on based on these words. This is a simile. They do not know
any other simile. The greatest of men have given the same simile.
Another simile is, ‘One sees silver in a shell’. These two similes
have been used from the time scriptures were written. So why
not say something new? Go ahead and say something new! The
words should be new or they should be with a new effective
design (designed to be effective), and they should be practical.
They should bring about a meaningful change in human beings.
Otherwise, of what good is anything that has been carrying on for
a long time? I too would have found that simile if I were to read!
That is why Krupadudev has said that it is not to be found
in the scriptures, it has not been heard before and yet the one
whose speech gives you the experience, is considered a Gnani.
Otherwise, he cannot be called a Gnani.
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