Life Without Conflict 31
observe them . You have no control over any of this . You are just the knower .
Those who want to increase their ties to this worldly life may fight and do whatever they please , but to those who want liberation , I tell them to simply see what unfolds .
Nothing improves in this world through reproach . The person who rebukes merely inflates his own ego in thinking , “ I really told him off !” But , if you look deeper , his reproach did not have any effect on the person he told off . Brass will remain brass and bronze will remain bronze . If you keep beating brass , will you be able to prevent it from discoloring ? No . Why is that ? It is because one of the inherent properties of brass is its proneness to discoloration . So , you should just remain quiet . Just because you do not like a particular scene in a movie , do you have the right to go and burn the screen ? No , you have to observe that too . Is every scene going to be to your liking ? Instead , people get up on their seats and start shouting , “ Hey ! He will kill you , he will kill you !” As if they are so compassionate ! All this is to be observed . Eat drink , watch and enjoy yourselves .
You Only Need To Improve Your Self
Questioner : Children defy their teachers , so when will they improve ?
Dadashri : The one who suffers is the one at fault . The fault is of the sufferer . The teachers and the gurus are the dimwitted fools and that is why their students are disrespectful and insolent towards them . The children are good but it is the teachers and parents who are brainless . Adults insist upon their old ways so naturally the young are bound to retaliate . Today parents ’ conduct is such that their children will be insolent . The conduct of adults has declined and that is why children act the