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Aptavani-9
Maya: the illusion and her progeny of six sons
Is everyone not concerned about respect and disrespect?
Questioner: But Dada, has this not been the case from
the very beginning?
Dadashri: This is the same old stock from endless time.
The phenomenon of respect and insults begins from the time one
enters the human life form. There is nothing like this in other life
forms; it is only here in the human life form and the celestial life
form that there is a lot of it.
Questioner: Does one forget about respect-insult when
he goes into another life form?
Dadashri: He forgets. He forgets the moment he leaves
from here, he does not remember. Do you remember what you
ate four days ago?
Questioner: No. Why does an embodied soul (jiva)
‘remember’ vengeance-enmity (vair-zair), respect-insults (maan-
upmaan) and forgets all this?
Dadashri: No, he does not remember even that. He only
‘remembers’ anger-pride-deceit-greed. These four remain
constantly as sangnya (subtle inner association). Vengeance and
enmity occur later on. That does not come into one’s memory
(yaad). The moment one is insulted, he starts yelling. What do
you call those sweets children eat?
Questioner: Peppermint.
Dadashri: Now if this young girl and boy were to take
some peppermint from here, the gre