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progeny of obstinacy is nothing ordinary. It makes one become obstinate in his own home!
When a child dies, the grandfather will wail and cry out loudly, "My only grandchild is gone." He cries as if he is never going to die himself. Is he never going to die? Even if he has become a grandfather? Yet he cries over his son's son! You fool, why don't you straighten up now that you are close to leaving this world? Is departure not close by for the one who becomes a grandfather? The signal to exit this world has fallen from the day he becomes a grandfather. And yet he talks as if his train is never going to leave. The signal has fallen so awaken and be aware.
Questioner: The signal for the departure of the train has come.
Dadashri: Yes the signal has fallen, the train is ready to leave and so you need to straighten up.
If you admit to be being obstinate, you will defeat the obstinacy.
What is obstinacy? Many a times you tell people, 'Hey! Why are you being obstinate? Or sometimes people tell you, 'Why are you being obstinate? Do you or do you not recognize obstinacy?
Questioner: Obstinacy is recognizable.
Dadashri: How many years have you known it?
Questioner: From the time I understood it.
Dadashri: So have you got rid of your stock of obstinacy or have you kept it? Have you kept it? You are saying 'yes'. If you say 'no' would obstinacy not leave?
Questioner: It will leave when we say 'yes'.
Dadashri: Is that so? Would it not leave if you say 'no'?
Questioner: No, it will become stronger if one says 'no'.