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The Essence of All Religion
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nirvikar rehvani param shakti aapo.”
“Dearest Dada Bhagwan! Give me the infinite inner strength
not to have, nor cause or encourage anyone else to have any
sexual desires, feelings, or gestures towards any living being, be
it a male, a female or of neutral gender. Give me the supreme
strength to be free of sexual desires, forever.”
Dadashri : As soon as you see someone who incites
passion and lust in you, you have to tell your self, “This is not
right. You are a man of noble qualities, and therefore it does not
befit you. Just as you have a sister, she is also someone’s
sister.” If someone saw your sister with lust, it would hurt you.
Similarly it will hurt someone else.’ As soon as you are tempted,
you should repent.
Questioner : What does ‘chesta’ mean?
Dadashri : All visible bodily activities, (including
photographs) is chesta, (e.g. laughing, flirting, touching, and
winking).
Questioner : So when you joke about someone and
make fun of him, would that be considered chesta?
Dadashri : There are many different kinds of chestas.
Questioner : What are the chestas related to sex?
Dadashri : All activities of the body that pertain to things
of a sexual nature, that can be seen or photographed, are
chestas. Sexual desires and thoughts are not chesta. There are
times when thoughts occur and the chestas do not occur. Vichaar
sambhandhi dosho are thoughts related to sex. These are faults.
“Mane nirantar nirvikar rehvani shakti aapo,” (“Give
me the strength to remain free from all sexual impulses for
ever”), this is all you have to ask from ‘Dada’. ‘Dada’ is the