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can have one or the other. If you want liberation, then you should let go even if people call you crazy or beat you or whatever else. You should tell them,‘ Sir I sit here defeated.’ I told one man who had come to me,‘ You have a desire to defeat‘ Dada’, don’ t you? Well I accept defeat! You got what you wanted. Instead of you going back having lost; I am already defeated so you just have a nice meal and go to sleep.’
So how can one deal with such people? All this is nothing but unnecessary mental wars and entanglements. It is better for the body to suffer but this affects your mind and that is the big problem.
People want to enjoy the transient and fleeting worldly pleasures but they also want the bliss of the Self; they want both and that is not possible. If someone comes to defeat you in the world then you should allow yourself to be defeated and sit down peacefully. People will taunt you,‘ so you’ ve become a Shuddhatma, eh?’ They will abuse you in many ways because that is their nature. They have not found the path of liberation and they will not let others find one either. That is how people are. Ultimately You will have to reason with them or coax them one way or another and tell them,‘ I have lost’, then they will let you go.
These people have not listened to anyone. Therefore, you should realize that they come to you having defeated everyone, so all you have to do is say,‘ I lose and you win. I have lost against you.’ They will be able to sleep if you tell them this. They feel triumphant in thinking they defeated Chandulal and they will be content.
You are correct by your viewpoint
‘ We’ do not halt‘ our’ progress in any situation.‘ We’ would make a request to the other person one time, then‘ we’ let go and move on. How long can‘ we’ sit around?‘ We’ would explain everything to you, but if you keep sticking to your