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you go and make mistakes like this?’ Should you not be telling
the self – ‘Chandulal’ this? Should only Dada keep saying it?
But instead, ‘Chandubhai’ will listen more if You, too, were to
say something to him. He will listen to You more. If I were to
tell you that, how would you feel? You would feel, ‘Why does
Dada not say anything to the one who is next to me, and why
is he telling me?’ So You should reprimand him yourself. (546)
One is generally very good at pointing out others’ mistakes
but he cannot see even one of his own mistakes. But You do not
have to look for mistakes; You just have to scold ‘Chandubhai’
a little. You know ‘Chandubhai’s’ mistakes, so now ‘You’ have
to scold ‘Chandubhai.’ But then ‘Chandubhai’ is full of pride
(maani). So you can achieve everything when you cajole him.
Now when will You practice scolding him? You can employ
one or two people to do that, but they will not truly scold him,
will they? Only when you have someone who truly scolds will
you get results. Artificial scolding will not produce results. You
should take advantage of the situation when someone scolds
you. But you do not know how to arrange for it, do you?
Questioner: I would not like it if there was someone to
scold me regularly.
Dadashri: You do not like that, but if you find someone
to scold you every day, then would you not know how to settle
it because you would accept that it is an everyday thing, so
when is it likely to end? Instead, why not just go back deep
within the Self?
Questioner: You have told me that I am not mortal (jiva)
and I am immortal (Shiva), but that separation does not occur.
Dadashri: It – the non-Self complex (prakruti) will not
let go of its nature (bhaav), will it? He will not let go of his
claim, will he? Therefore, You have to slowly coax him into
getting your work done, because he is naïve (bhodo). What is