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retaliate in this manner? If his boss tells him he is being obstinate,
he will not speak a word because it is coming from his boss but
nevertheless he will retaliate in his mind! And that is because of
the ego, what will the ego not do? Everything is based on the
ego. Everything is supported by the ego. One is the absolute
Self (parmatma) when that ego is gone.
Questioner: But, in such instances, so many times we
end up saying, ‘This is wrong.’
Dadashri: Yes, you will make such statements. That is an
old habit of ours from time immemorial! But you also realize that
you did some thing wrong. Do you not realize this after having
said so?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: But it is an old habit that has been there for
countless lives. It is subject to the law of action and reaction and
therefore it is not likely to cease suddenly.
Never say, ‘I cannot do it’
From now on, you should not say, ‘the obstinacy does
not go away.’ Because when I ask people how they are doing,
they tell me, ‘Sir, I know everything, but I am not able to do it.’
What kind of people are you? You have turned the Self to this?
In spite of my telling you that the Atma can become whatever
you imagine it to be, you still make statements such as ‘I know
everything but I cannot do it.’ Is that what you are telling me?
Then the Atma will become just like that; it will become
crippled. You should never say, ‘I know it all but I cannot do
it.’ Especially, you should never say, ‘I cannot do it.’ When I
have a fever and someone asks, ‘Are you running a fever?’ I tell
them, ‘Yes, I know that A. M. Patel has a fever.’ If I say, ‘I
have a fever’ then it becomes attached to me. You immediately
become whatever you envision (kalpey). Therefore, I do not
say any such things.