Aptavani 09

SR No.: 007513
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

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comes complaning in this manner; such people are called busybodies. You should not even go near such people. No one has carried on a useless discussion with me. Even if such a person were to come to me, he will not be able to say a word. In fact, you should not believe what people tell you in matters of religion. I would not listen to anyone regarding even worldly matters. If someone were to say, 'Hiraba was saying this,' then I would say, 'Why did you have to come and tell me this? What do you gain by telling me what she said?"
Even in our satsang, you have to find the busybody and warn others about him. We do not have any attachment or abhorrence towards him, but we do have to warn others.
How dare someone come to us and tell us things? Sometimes one will come and tell you things presenting as your well-wisher. You should not listen to him when he is talking about someone else. You should know how to recognise to such persons and ask, 'Why have you come to tell me? What kind of commission are you making from this? What do you gain by telling me all this?"
In fact, you should not listen to talks about anyone. But people's minds have become weak today. You should not listen to talks that are destructive or those that sabotage others. The reason is, if you do, your mind will become adulterated towards that person and it will affect that person too. Man has no capacity to understand all this. The other person may be saying something indirectly and vaguely but the person listening takes it directly and live.
And to say anything that will cause difficulties for another human being is the biggest crime and yet do people do this don't they? A noble human being will cover up anything negative heard about anyone. If someone says things in the heat of the moment, you should cover it up.
'Welding': Settling disputes and reuniting
Even before 'we' attained Gnan, I would not listen to talks that created a wedge between people. On the contrary, I would help mend other people's break up; I would do the 'welding' for them, but I encountered many difficulties when I tried to patch things up because I did not have Gnan.