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Generation Gap
awkward and difficult. If your son is good, then his wife or his in-
laws will be bad. In this way the fire of discontentment keeps
burning in all the homes.
(P.397)
Questioner : If a mango tree bears fruit, all the mangos
will taste the same, whereas children of the same parents all have
different qualities of thought, speech and conduct. Why is that
so?
Dadashri : Even the mangos from the same tree will differ
from one another. You do not have the power to discriminate
between the subtle differences. Each mango differs in taste and
appearance. Even the leaves are different. The aroma maybe the
same, but they all differ. This is because the law of nature dictates
that whenever there is a change in space, there will be differences.
Changes occur because of change in space. Do you understand?
(P.400)
Questioner : There is a common saying that all these
families are simply a succession of a series of sons, grandsons,
great-grandsons, etc.
Dadashri : Yes. They are all acquainted with each other.
Your entire circle of acquaintances will stay with you. They all
have similar qualities and because of raag and dwesh they are
born close to each other. They come together to settle accounts
of raag and dwesh. All that you see with your eyes is an illusion.
From the perspective of real knowledge, things are not as they
appear to be.
(P. 403)
Questioner : Do people take birth because of their karmas?
Dadashri : Yes, the fact that he is fair, tall, short, white or
black is all because of his karma. Whereas people conclude that
since the child has a nose just like his father’s, that he will inherit