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This Is Something From ‘My’ Experience
I do not travel by first class because other passengers
would come to bug me. And I do not know how to twist things
when I talk to them. I do not know how to say things
diplomatically. If they were to ask me my address, I would give
it to them and they would come visiting at home. All this is
nothing but endless bother. Instead the third class passengers
are just like my brothers, they are much better. When boarding
or disembarking the train, if someone stepped on my feet, it
would be an opportunity to examine the inner reactions and
tackle the inner enemies, weakness of anger, pride, attachment,
greed, that arise.
Then when this leg would hurt, I would say, ‘Ambalalbhai,
your legs are hurting, aren’t they? You have been sitting in a
cramped position for a long time’. I would then take him to the
bathroom and look in the mirror, pat him on his back and tell
him, ‘Don’t worry I am with you, why are you anxious? I am
the Lord within you and I am with you.’ After that, Ambalal
feels like he is in First Class.
If ever you encounter difficulties, you should pat your
back and talk to your relative self (file #1), and say ‘Before
there was only you but now there are two of us. Before you
had no one to depend on. You were looking for someone to
lean on all by your self. Now you have me as well.’ Have you
done something like this?
Questioner : Yes I have.
Dadashri : Did you experience something different at the
time? You should speak as if you are the king of this entire
universe. I am showing you everything from my own experience.
I used to talk to ‘Patel’ (my non-self) a lot. I used to say
things I used to enjoy. I used to tell this 73 year old man, ‘Do