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weak, and he will be hurt. In this world the weak person will become miserable. The misery is proportional to the inner weakness. What can a stronger person do if a weaker person feels miserable? If there is a huge ugly man walking around and the people who see him run away with fear, what can the man do? What is his fault?
Questioner: A person may have the art of pleasing others with his words and actions, and with such a gift, he is able to accomplish his work through others, no?
Dadashri: All that may be there, but deep within, all those gifts is the result of selfish intents, and they are not good. Such gifts prevent the expression of complete common sense. Where the slightest selfish motive exists, common sense does not become complete. Only the common sense without any selfishness is worthy. Thereafter, all the pleasing of the other is selfless, and with the aim of keeping the other free from any hurt. The worldly people on the other hand, please others for selfish reasons of fulfilling their selfish goals and desires, and therefore such people never develop full common sense. This is because the common sense gets used up in the selfish aim and intent.
Insight is a different thing altogether
Questioner: Is it commonsense that a person to accomplish any kind of worldly work quickly, and it reduces conflicts with others?
Dadashri: That which accomplishes any kind of work fast is really insight sooj. Commonsense is different means, it is applicable everywhere, it will open any lock that one cannot normally open.
Questioner: Some people get confused if they have to make a decision while others make decisions very fast, is that insight sooj?
Dadashri: No, to make a decision is intellect, but to accomplish an hours worth of work in fifteen minutes is insight sooj.
Questioner: Is that what we call practicality?
Dadashri: No, that is called insight - sooj. Many have intellect and insight. Their intellect allows them to make quick decisions. Insight is
| SR No. | 007513 |
| Book Title | Aptavani 09 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gnani Purush Dadashri |
| Publisher | Gnani Purush Dadashri |
| Publication Year | 2007 |
| Total Pages | 515 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Akram Vigyan |
| File Size | 8 MB |