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Life Without Conflict
to ask them to come home early, and after that, whatever time
they come home, is vyavasthit. You have to carry out all your
worldly duties, but they should be carried out without any
kashayas (anger, deceit, pride or greed). All worldly interactions
without kashaya is moksha, and any worldly interaction with
kashaya is bondage for more worldly life.
Questioner : My nephew wakes up at nine everyday
and does not do any work, what should I do?
Dadashri : Simply put a blanket over him and tell him
to sleep peacefully because that is his nature. Some people
get up late and work hard, while other unfortunate ones wake
up as early as four in the morning yet still accomplish nothing.
I too, used to be late in everything. I would leave home only
after I heard the school bell and then had to listen to my
teacher’s scolding. How can the teacher know my nature?
Everyone’s ‘Rustons’ (a make of an engine) and pistons are
different.
Questioner : It is difficult to maintain discipline if one is
late, is it not?
Dadashri : Bickering at him is the indiscipline. Stop the
bickering and ask Dada a hundred times a day, for the power
and strength to do so. Ask and you will receive.
The questioner understood Dada’s instructions and he
put them in practice. Everyone in the household stopped
bickering and nagging the nephew about getting up late.
Consequently, within a week, he began to wake up at seven
and started working harder than anyone else.
Silence Is a Powerful Weapon
In the current times, there is nothing better than speaking
as little as possible. Today the words that come out hurt people