Non-Violence
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Dadashri: Yes, there is nothing else that binds one
endlessly. This is well known in the scriptures.
Abuse of Intellect: ‘Hard’ Adverse Meditation
(Raudra Dhyana)
Questioner: But are there not different types of karma in
all this?
Dadashri: Yes, but is this difficult to understand? Even a
small child can understand this. For example if you were walking
in the dark with a lantern and someone else is walking with a small
oil lamp. Since the poor man cannot see very clearly, would you
not offer to share the light of your lantern with him? The intellect is
such a light. Should you not share it with those who have less of it
by guiding them and giving them helpful suggestions? Instead the
people in this era are just waiting to pounce on their prey at every
opportunity. This is why I have stressed and warned people against
such adverse meditation. This level of adverse meditation never
occurred in previous time-cycles, but it is occurring in this one.
People are abusing their intellect. Everywhere, merchants,
businessmen and affluent people are cheating others with lesser
intellect.
Merchants with more intelligence cheat their customers. The
Lord has said that to cheat someone with lesser intellect is serious
adverse meditation and the result of such acts will lead to a birth
in hell. Under no circumstances should one abuse his intellect.
The intellect is a light. Would you charge someone for sharing
this light with him? People are guilty of adverse meditation when
they abuse their intellect. They will not attain liberation. They will
pave their way into hell. Such grave adverse meditation has never
occurred before; we only see it in this present fifth era of the
current time-cycle. It is a terrible crime to hurt someone with your
intellect.
There is still time to correct this situation through sincere