18 Life Without Conflict
will also progress higher through their help . For example , if you eat a mango , what does the mango tree lose and what do you gain from it ? You get pleasure from eating a mango , and because of your happiness there is an improvement in your tendencies and as a result you acquire say , a spiritual earning equivalent to a hundred merit points . From these one hundred points , five percent will go to the mango tree for the fruit it gave you and the remaining ninety-five will remain with you for your progress . Therefore , when you share with others , they come to a higher level and at the same time , you do not fall . You too will progress to a higher level . The trees are really telling you to enjoy all that is theirs .
So if you like this worldly life , if you desire worldly things and can afford to live in this world , practice benevolence through yoga and upyoga . Yoga is that done through the mind , body and speech . ‘ Upyoga ’ means to use the intellect , mind and chit for the benefit of others . If you do not use them for others , then use them for those at home . Why does a female dog get food to eat ? She gets it because she takes care of her puppies , in whom , God resides . The world functions on this very basis . Where do the trees get their nourishment ? Do the trees have to make an effort ? They never become emotional . Do they ever become emotional ? They never feel like going a mile to the river for a drink of water !
Obliging Others Is Helping Yourself
Questioner : What kinds of actions or deeds , are considered good in this world ? Can they be defined ?
Dadashri : Yes . The actions of the trees are absolutely good actions but the trees do not have a sense of doer-ship . They have life in them ; they give their fruits to others . You should do the same . You will keep receiving your fruits : fruits for your mind , your body and your speech . You will keep