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to become his friend, then it would be wrong not to trust him,
or become suspicious of him based on your previous opinions.
Frankly you should not associate with him, but if you do, you
should not have any prejudice towards him. Just keep in mind
that whatever happens is correct.
Questioner: What if we still have a negative opinion
about him?
Dadashri: Then you should ask for forgiveness. You
must ask for forgiveness from whomever you have a negative
opinion about.
Questioner: Is it okay to have good opinions?
Dadashri: Do not give any opinions at all. If you do, you
must erase them. You have the necessary infallible tools at your
disposal: alochana, pratikraman, and pratyakhyan.
Questioner: How do we get rid of our strong opinions?
Dadashri: They will begin to disappear the moment you
decide you want to be rid of them. If they are stubborn, you
must work on them several hours a day. They too will disappear.
After you attain Self-realization, you come into purusharth dharma
(your True religion, the religion of the Soul). This dharma gives
you extraordinary strength to overcome the most difficult of
obstructions. However you must first realize the cause behind
the obstacles and then pratikraman for it.
The most important thing is to protect yourself from forming
new opinions. This is where you need to be most cautious,
nothing else matters. The awareness of the worldly life tends to
formulate opinions, even before you see something or someone.
These must be destroyed before they take root. You must
exercise extreme caution with regards to opinions. Nevertheless
you will bind opinions, but they should be immediately destroyed.
Prakruti creates opinions and pragna shakti (the light of