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Life Without Conflict
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Your own teeth will let you down some day. You give this
body food and drink and yet it dies. Death is nature’s act of
confiscation and repossession. When you die, you will leave
everything behind except the entanglements (karmic causes)
you created with family, clients, and business associates. God
has cautioned, “You mortals! Understand the reality. The
possibility of another human birth is extremely rare.”
The art of living cannot be found in the current era of this
time cycle. Leave aside the path to liberation. Should one not
at least know how to live life?
One Must Understand the Beneficial Path
I have a constant awareness of worldly interactions. No
watch or radio company has made money off me. I have never
purchased such items. What is the use of such things? They are
meaningless. Of what use is a watch that causes problems and
internal unrest every time it is looked at? There are some
children who become very uncomfortable the moment they see
their father. If they are playing when they are supposed to be
studying, they get nervous when their father walks in; that is how
it is with a watch. It unsettles you whenever you look at it, so why
not get rid of it? T.V. and radio are direct and present madness.
Questioner : There is a radio in every home.
Dadashri : That is different. What happens where there
is no awareness of the Self (Gnan)? Attachment (moha)
prevails. It is attachment when you acquire what is not
necessary and economize on what is.
It’s like this. It is like bringing home an onion dipped in
sugar syrup. You must first decide whether you want to eat the
onion or the sugar icing. The onion should be eaten plain
otherwise there is no point in eating it. This is all madness.
People lack awareness and direction in their decision-making.