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basic necessities for this body? First and foremost, is air which
is available every second, free of cost. Then one needs water
and food. The fire of hunger can be doused with simple food,
but nowadays people want gourmet food. Clothing and shelter
fall under secondary requirements. Is getting respect from
others a necessity for living? People go around searching for
respect, and become completely veiled in the illusion of life.
Should you not learn all this from the Gnani Purush?
People would eventually become fed up if sweet water
continued to come out of their taps, even if it was only for a
day. If you ask them why, they will tell you they prefer plain
water. True value of something is not realized until it is no longer
available. People go around looking for Coca-Cola and Fanta.
Why do you not figure out what your necessities are? Would
this body of yours complain if it got fresh air to breath, pure
water to drink and some simple food to eat at night? It would
not. Therefore decide on the basic necessities for the body.
People instead look for a specific flavor of ice cream. Kabir
Sahib said:
“No one is your enemy; your enemy is your unnecessary
materialism…
Rid yourself of all your needs for unnecessary things, and
then you are free to roam about.”
Running after unnecessary things in itself is your real
enemy.
What are the necessities of this body? If you ask for
water for a bath, it is a necessity. The body requires pure ghee
and milk, but instead you stuff it with garbage. What good is all
the junk food? What do people use to wash their hair? They
use shampoo; it looks just like water and soap. These ‘sacks
of intellect’ (Dada referring to people) have discovered things