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Right Understanding to Help Others
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Questioner: What if one were to surrender it in the mind?
Dadashri: If you were to surrender in this way, no one
would accept the fruit, nor would anyone give either. These are
all idle talks. Real ‘religion’ (dharma) begins only after the Gnani
Purush gives you the knowledge of the Self. Thereafter, it will
flourish on its own. But worldly interaction (vyavahar dharma)
will have to be learned and followed.
Worldly Wealth is a By-product
Questioner: Do desire and efforts for worldly prosperity
hinder spiritual progress, and if they do, how?
Dadashri: For worldly wealth, you have to go in one
direction, and for spiritual wealth, you have to go in the other.
So would it not hinder you if were going in the wrong direction?
Questioner: Yes, it would.
Dadashri: Therefore, it becomes a complete obstacle.
Spiritualism and materialism lie in opposite directions.
Questioner: How can one do without worldly prosperity?
Dadashri: Has anyone truly become prosperous in this
world? Everyone is after worldly prosperity, but has anyone ever
really succeeded?
Questioner: Some have, but not everyone.
Dadashri: Man does not have any authority (satta) over
this. If nothing is under one’s authority, what is the point of all
this useless restlessness? It is all meaningless!
Questioner: As long as one has an intense desire for
worldly benefits, how can he go towards spirituality?
Dadashri: It is acceptable to have an intense desire. The
desire will be there, but that authority is not in your hands.
Questioner: How can the desire be quelled?