432 Aptavani-9
much the better if they print it in the newspaper. On the contrary, at least people will get to know this Dada now, will they not?’ I would be concerned and have fear only if the fault were to exist within me. So let the world bray; what effect can it have on the one who is strong?
Questioner: How is it for the one who has made a resolute decision( nischaya) never to deviate from this path?
Dadashri: That nischaya( resolution) has been made, but along with this he also has a desire for a worldly goal, does one not? That is a fault; that is one fault. There still lie many such faults within. One will need to get rid of all these faults, right?
Therefore, you should not care about what others say behind your back. Otherwise it confirms that you are at fault. Why did you make the mistake of listening secretly? It is because you are the guilty one, is that not so? Will you not have to understand this? How long can you go on like this? What do you think about all this? Here one wants liberation but at the same time, he continues being the way he was in his worldly life. How can the two exist simultaneously?
Therefore, is it not critical to understand this point too? You can never predict how life will unfold in front of you, however if you have such weaknesses within, should they not be destroyed?
What can happen when forces that destroy your goal, arise? Do you know what a tiniest mistake that you cannot detect can do? It can completely delude you. Once deluded, what huge mistakes one commits! Then the raging ego will take over.
Therefore, one should not try to listen in on someone’ s private conversation with the intent of knowing‘ What are they saying about me?’ And why the interest in this?! It is because of one’ s own deceit( kapat). Deceit will never help you; not