Pure Love 19
found anywhere , it is with the mother . With her you can see some signs of love . However it is a relative love subject to increase and decrease , and has its limitations . It may fracture at any time .
These are all relative relationships , not real . If the father were to die , his son would follow him if it were real love . That is called love but would any son do that ?
Questioner : Nobody has done that .
Dadashri : Has there ever been an exception ? Has there not been such a case where the son is so overcome with grief over his father ’ s death that he is ready to die along with his father ? Has such an event occurred in Mumbai ?
Questioner : No . Dadashri : So what does he do at the crematorium ? Questioner : He cremates his father .
Dadashri : Is that so ? Then he must not eat anything after returning home from the cremation , right ? He does eat , doesn ’ t he ? So this is all superficial . Everyone knows that this is a relative relationship . The one who is gone is gone . After the funeral the rest of the family come home and have a nice meal .
Questioner : So when someone dies and we weep , is it due to our attachment that we cry or is it because we have pure love for him or her ?
Dadashri : There is no pure love in this world . The crying is all due to attachment . This world is never without selfish interests , and where there is self-interest , there is attachment . Even a mother has self-interest . People think that their love for their mother is pure , but every mother has self-interest . However her love has been revered because the self-interest is limited . It is still a consequence of attachment of illusion .