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clashes and conflicts amongst people that create obstacles along
the way. It is the very nature of a hot scorching summer to pull
after it a season of monsoon rains. As the summer heat intensifies,
it will bring the rains. There is no need for one to be afraid of
anything.
In the same way, the nature of the worldly life is that it will
steer you towards liberation, pulling moksha towards you like a
magnet. The harsher the worldly life becomes, the quicker the
Soul's libration will come. One should not succumb to life’s
ruthlessness, but hold on to his position on the stage. Understand
that adverse circumstances are a vitamin for the Soul and worldly
happiness is a vitamin for the physical body. Go through life with
this understanding. Everyday you are bound to get some vitamin
for the Soul. From my very childhood, I have been enjoying both
vitamins, whereas you only look for the vitamin for the body.
Have you not seen people fast and do all kinds of rigid
penance for the sake of their Souls? To them, their penance is
their Soul’s vitamin. But you are fortunate to receive your vitamins
for the Soul, in the comforts of your own home.
(P. 522)
Do not set your heart on a love marriage.There are no
guarantees as to what your partner’s temperament will be like
later on. When your parents find you a boy, you can look at him
critically. Make sure he has reasonable intelligence and has no
major defects. You should feel attraction towards him. You should
be attracted to him.
Questioner : Can parents make a mistake in their choice
of a boy for us?
Dadashri : Their intention is to do the best for you. Despite
this, if something goes wrong, it is your destiny, that which you
have brought with you from your past life. So what can anyone