The Flawless Vision
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was able to rescue me from drowning. Whatever medicine I was
given made my pain worse in spiritual matters.
Dadashri: The doctor who gave you the medicine was
not qualified. The doctor himself was trying to keep his head
above the water. Go to the one who tells you that he himself, has
crossed the ocean of worldly life wanderings. Only he can give
you the right medicine.
Besides no one will tell you that he has crossed the ocean
of life. This is in fear that he may be found out if ever he were to
find himself in a troubled situation. Such a person knows that he
will be answerable to those who ask him why he made such great
claims when all the while he himself was drowning. In your case,
your circumstances were against you at the time. This is not the
case for you now that you are here in front of me. Now your
work is done.
How is anyone to acquire salvation amidst all this?
Goodness! You can count the hair on your head quite easily but
you won’t be able to count your mistakes.
If you could manage to see even twenty-five or so of your
mistakes, a formidable strength will arise from within you. Nothing
stands in your way. Not even your physical body and its needs
can hinder you. You are not bound by penance or renunciation.
You are only bound by your own mistakes. And within you, you
have innumerable mistakes. If you could only destroy twenty-five
or so of your big mistakes, the rest of your mistakes will be
destroyed on their own. Many people are aware of their mistakes
but it is thei r ego that prevents them from admitting them. How
can you afford to do this, when just a single mistake of yours can
ruin your countless lives ahead of you? Somewhere in your
previous lives you had made a solemn vow (niyanu – a strong