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said that the one who has beggary for respect, has deviated
from the path.
Questioner: Is it considered beggary for respect when
we feel good when someone gives us respect?
Dadashri: No. It is natural to feel good. Do you like tea
with or without sugar? It is natural to like tea with sugar. But if
someone insists, ‘I only like tea without sugar, so there!’ then I
would say that is an ego. Why don’t you quietly drink the tea
with sugar? It is tasty. Is that true or not?
Questioner: What is it called if someone likes respect?
Dadashri: There is nothing wrong in liking respect. One
is bound to like it, is one not? Go ahead and let respect be fun.
There is nothing wrong there. If someone says, ‘I cannot get rid
of my pride and need for respect’, then I will tell him, ‘If you
cannot get rid of it in this life, you can do it in the next life.’ But
enjoy your respect with leisure!
Enjoy the respect people give you but…
Enjoy the respect people give you but you should not
have any desire for it. When someone respects you, when it
lands in your plate, enjoy it. Enjoy it leisurely. But you should not
harbor a desire for it.
Questioner: But when he ‘cashes in’ the respect, will he
not have problems?
Dadashri: What is wrong with cashing in the respect?
You can cash it in, it will get used up, but the desire for it does
not arise again, does it? Enjoy the respect, I am telling you to
enjoy it. Are you going to enjoy it ‘there’? Are you going to
receive any respect in the Siddha gati (abode of the completely
liberated Souls)? So, whatever you receive here, enjoy it as
much as you can, but do not make a habit of it. Do not become
habituated.