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inner association. Revenge and enmity happen later on. That does not come into one's memory yaad. The moment the insult happens, he starts yelling. What do you call those candies that kids eat?
Questioner: Peppermint.
Dadashri: Now if this young girl and boy were to take some peppermint from here, the greedy one lobhio of the two will take more. From that we will know which one of the two is greedy. A greedy person will be recognized. A greedy person is always the first in the line.
Questioner: Man should confront all his difficulties peacefully, but that does not happen. So what should he do?
Dadashri: How can he confront his problems when there is weakness of anger-pride-deceit-greed ? Anger does not stand alone. It always accompanies the enemy called pride maan. Anger is there to protect pride maan. Therefore, as long as there is a presence of pride maan there will be also be a presence of his bodyguard, anger, for sure.
Questioner: So does that mean that one has to learn to tolerate insults?
Dadashri: The energy to tolerate will come when one's pride maan goes away; Anger is the soldier of pride. Pride has employed a soldier and told him to teach a lesson to anyone who comes to insult. Greed also has employed a soldier; it is deceit kapat. That is what also called maya (kapat here). That maya will go away when greed lobha goes away. Anger is the soldier of pride. If someone were to say to you, 'Are you a fool? Don't you have any sense?' you should tell him, 'Sir, this is not something new, I have always been like this.'
People try to fight their anger do they not? Some try to fight their pride. But what does maya – illusion say? It says, 'I have six sons: angerpride-deceit-greed, raag attachment and dwesh abhorrence; and I am the seventh. No one except a Gnani Purush has been able to wipe out my family till today. No matter how much you destroy my anger and greed, but as long as my son, pride maan is alive, everyone will become alive again.'
| 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 |