Adjust Everywhere
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then don’t eat it. However the elderly keep getting irritated.
The divisiveness due to differences of opinions (matbhed)
arise as a result of the changing times. These youngsters
act according to the times. Moha means that new things
arise, and only new things are seen. From childhood, I had
deeply considered whether applying my intellect towards
what was going on in this world was wrong or right. And
I had also understood that no one has any power to change
this world. Nevertheless, what ‘we’ are saying is to adjust
according to the times. If your son comes home wearing a
new hat, I would not ask him, “Where did you get such a
thing?” Instead, I adjust and ask, “Where did you get such
a nice hat from? How much did it cost? You have got a
good bargain!” This is how I adjust.
What our moral duty says is, “See convenience when
there is inconvenience.” One night I thought to myself,
‘This bed sheet is dirty,’ but then I made an adjustment
that, ‘It feels so soft, you can’t even imagine!’ The science
of the five senses shows inconvenience, whereas the Self
(Atma) shows convenience. Therefore, remain as the Self.
Adjustment With Disagreeable People
The bog of gutters near Bandra Station [in Mumbai]
smells foul, but does that mean you should scold it? In the
same way, these people ‘smell foul’, so can you tell them
anything? Everything that smells foul is considered a creek,
and that which gives off fragrance is considered a garden.
Everything that smells foul says, ‘Remain vitaraag with us!’
It is because of labeling things as good or bad that
they [the opinions] harass you. You have to make both of
them equal. When you refer to this as ‘good’, the other
[automatically] becomes bad, and that is why it harasses
you. But if you mix both together, then the effect no longer