Avoid Clashes

SR No.: 007540
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 21
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 156 KB

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knew all about him. Nevertheless, he was very persistent and pleaded with me saying, “Dadaji, please count me in too. Give me some of this spiritual knowledge that you have been giving to others around you." I hesitated, telling him, "What good would it do you anyway? You will not change! You will just carry on fighting with people regardless of it!"
He would avoid a train fare of ten rupees, while wasting twenty rupees on tea and snacks for others. The company would incur a net loss of ten rupees. Such was his 'nobility'! Whenever he came, he would beam with happiness when I welcomed him cordially." Teach me something Dada," he would plead. I told him, “ You come here after quarrelling with someone or the other everyday, and I have to listen to their complaints." He persisted, "Even so, please give me something." Then I told him, "I would give you just one sentence. This is on the condition that you follow its principle." He promised me that he would. So I said, "Do not get into conflicts with anyone". He asked me to explain what I meant by conflict and I made him understand.
rock, some are like the bull, some are like the snake and some are like the pole, and some are human too. Do not get into conflicts with any one of them. Find a way out.
I gave him this advice in 1951. And since that time, he has taken it seriously and never entered into any conflict with anyone. His boss, who also happens to be his uncle, found out about his transformation and tried to provoke him on purpose. The uncle tried to get at him from every direction, but it was useless because he would not let anything affect him. He has not come into conflict with anyone since 1951! RESOLVE CONFLICTS OF LIFE IN THIS MANNER
You step off a train and look for someone to help you with your bags. A few porters come running towards you and you tell one of them to pick up your luggage. He hauls the luggage outside but at the time of payment, you find yourself quarrelling with him. "I'm going to call the stationmaster, how dare you ask me for so much money?" You argue. You fool! You should not get into a dispute over such matters. If he asks for two and a half rupees, you should persuade him gently. "Listen brother, really this is only worth one rupee but go ahead and take two anyway!" You should understand that he would not let you off that easily so you should just give in with a few rupees here and there and settle the matter. This is no place to create a clash. There is no telling what he may do to you if you upset him further. He might already be in a bad mood when he left home and if you aggravate him further, he may even pull out a knife. He can be stubborn like a bull and hurt you.
When someone comes to you and starts using harsh and abusive words, then you need to be alert and avoid a
I began, "Suppose you are walking along and you encounter a fixed steel pole on your path, do you walk around it or do you collide with it?" He answered, "If I walk into it, I might end up with a head injury". I continued, "If a bull is coming towards you, would you move out of its way or would you purposely walk into it?" He replies, "If I were to walk into it, I'd get hurt, so instinctively I would walk around it." "And what if you came across a snake or a huge rock on the way?" I inquired further. He replied, "I would have to walk around them too." "Why?" I inquired. “For my well being. If I clash, I will get hurt!" He responded.
There are some people in this world who are like the