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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'I do not want anything', all his work gets done. Even when the thing presents in front, even then I don't want it. And you, you still have needs, do you not? What do you want?
Questioner: I recognize that I want respect maan.
Dadashri: There is no problem with wanting respect, but are you preoccupied with attaining it? Are you caught up with how can I get respect'?
Questioner: No, not that kind of preoccupation.
Dadashri: Then what if you do not get any respect?
Questioner: Then there is no problem.
Dadashri: Then there is no problem with that. If you have an intense desire kaamna for respect, it is considered a beggary bhiikha. An intense desire for anything is called a beggary. Intense desire kaamna or a beggary bhiikha is not a discharge, something to be ignored. Words like intense desire and beggary are very similar. But nothing will affect You if Your appled awarenss as the Self upayoga is maintained. Therefore, in this simple pride our spiritual path is not obstructed here. But it can be said that the one who has beggary for respect, has deviated from the path.
Questioner: Is it considered a beggary for respect when we feel good when someone gives us respect?
Questioner: No. It is natural to feel good. Do you like tea with or without sugar? It is natural to like tea with sugar. But if someone insists, 'I only like tea without sugar, so there!' then I would say that is an ego. Why don't you quietly drink the tea with sugar? It is tasty. Is that true or not?
Questioner: What is it called if someone likes respect?
Dadashri: There is nothing wrong in liking respect. One is bound to like it, is one not? Go ahead and let respect be fun. There is nothing wrong there. If someone says, 'I cannot get rid my pride and need for respect', then I will tell him, 'If you cannot get rid it in this life, you can do it in the next life. But enjoy you're the respect with leisure!