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things that create contempt. All other things such as, ‘I happened
to steal something the other day,’ or, ‘I ended up lying to him,’
or ‘I cheated him’ can be discussed here openly. But some
things require to be said to me in private. Do you not recognize
a secret? You were aware of all the secrets before you attained
Gnan, were you not? Similarly, after attaining Gnan, would you
not know what a secret is? There is no problem if there are no
secrets.
Questioner: So, Dada, those mistakes have come into
my vision.
Dadashri: Having come into vision means that you have
known your mistakes but they still remain hidden, do they not?
You have deposited them, have you not?
If a person likes vegetables and he eats too much, people
will complain that he eats too much. Then he will say, ‘I want
to eat. Who are you to tell me otherwise?’ So what does it
mean to be keeping a secret in this world? It means that when
something is disclosed, people will start to complain and criticize,
‘You did that!? Is this what you’ve resorted to?’ These are all
the things that people of the world disapprove of and criticize
(loknindya). Will anyone scold you for shaving in the middle of
the street in the daytime? If you say you want to shave in the
daylight, on the street, you can say it, couldn’t you? Someone
may say that he wants to shave sitting on the toilet. You have to
tell him to go ahead and do whatever he wants. People are fre