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doing something for your soul. It is because you have neglected
to do so in your past life that you are facing such difficulties in
this life. It is a different matter if you have already attained Self-
realization, but even the people who do not have this Gnan
eventually leave everything up to God, do they not? What do
they do? ‘Whatever God does is correct’, they say. And if a
person were to assess the situation and look for answers through
his intellect, he is bound to get nowhere.
People set out to make a living when their circumstances
are not favorable. They should instead engage in bhakti (worship)
during such times. You should do bhakti, work towards the
salvation of your soul, stay in satsang etc. It does not matter if
you cannot afford to buy vegetables; at least you have enough
grains for a meal. You will earn only if your circumstances are
right otherwise people make a loss in a lucrative business and
a profit in an unproductive one. It all depends on your
circumstances.
Profit or loss, neither is under your control. Just go along
with all these natural adjustments. What happens if you make a
profit of one million and immediately loose half a million? As
such people cannot even tolerate a loss of one hundred thousand.
They cry and worry and some even go mad! I have seen many
such people who have gone mad.
Questioner : In order to attract customers, I open my
shop early and close it late, is this correct?
Dadashri : Who are you to attract the customers? You
should open your shop at the same time other shopkeepers do.
And it is also wrong for you to open your shop at nine-thirty
when other shopkeepers open theirs at seven thirty. Close your
shop when others close theirs. What does the worldly law