Life Without Conflict Life Without Conflict | Page 93

76 Life Without Conflict A Home Without Conflict, Is A Temple God does not reside in a home where there are conflicts. Therefore tell God, “Sir, stay in the temple, do not come to our home. We will build temples for you but do not come to our home.” I assure you that God resides in a home where there is no conflict. Conflicts can be destroyed through understanding and intellect. Even through your prakruti, without Self- realization, you can have the understanding of how to avoid conflicts caused by difference in opinions. This is done through the medium of the right intellect. True understanding exists when there remain no differences with anyone. Differences occur because communication is inadequate and ineffective. Otherwise, there would be no differences in opinions. These differences of opinions are the cause of conflict; it is a weakness. When any conflict occurs, if you take time and calm down, and let you chit (inner organ of knowledge and vision) simmer down, and then analyze the situation by thinking about it, you will experience inner clarifications and understanding. God will leave your home as soon as there is a quarrel, will he not? Questioner : Yes, he would. Dadashri : God will not leave people’s homes but when quarrel arises, He will say, “Let us go from here, we will not be comfortable here,” and so God leaves for the derasars (Jain temples) and the temples. People quarrel and steal from temples also, and so God says, “Let us leave from here too.” Even God has become tired of all this. You should have a conflict-free life at home. You should at least know how to attain that. If you do not know anything else, at least explain to your family in this way: “God will leave if there are conflicts and quarrels in our home. Therefore, let us