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[11] Purusharth Against Bad Qualities of Prakruti
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Questioner: Dada, abhorrence results from attachment,
does it not?
Dadashri: Yes, it is the result of attachment. When you
become overly attached to someone, you will experience
abhorrence towards him. Anything that is done in excess will
lead to an initial dislike and then abhorrence. When anything
exceeds its limit, one starts disliking it. Excess dislike is
abhorrence. Do you understand?
Questioner: Yes, I understand.
Dadashri: You should understand that whatever you
encounter are reactions meant for you, or effects of your past
causes. When you greet someone with respect and at that time
you feel that he has a sour face, then you should understand that
it is a reaction to your own past causes (raag). So then what
should you do? You should do pratikraman. There is no other
solution in this world. How do people who do not have Self-
realization react? They will respond by sulking in return,
perpetuating the cycle of attachment-abhorrence. Now that we
have become the pure Self, someway or other we need to
accept our own mistake and bring an end to it. Even as Gnani
Purush ‘we’ accept all the mistakes and be done with that case.
Pride for the Welfare of Others
Questioner: But, Dada, if one has too many parmanus
(subatomic particles) of pride (maan), is that not harmful?
Dadashri: Which kind?
Questioner: If we have a pride like, ‘Let me do good for
this man. Let me do something useful for him.’
Dadashri: No, there is nothing that is harmful in that. The
harm is for the one who is contemptuous and has scorn towards
others.
What do you consider as harmful pride? It is pride which