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in the mud? Is it going to mess up the mud? The mud is already soiled, but you will get splattered. Hence the Vitarags were very clever indeed; they would move around without contempt for any living being.
Tarchhod closes all the doors. The person you dismiss with contempt (tarchhod) will never again open his door to you.
Questioner: We experience both, tarchhod and tiraskar, in each and every moment, of our worldly life.
Dadashri: Yes, isn't everyone experiencing the same thing? They are responsible for the world's misery. A person's speech may be so vile and negative that he will even say things like, “Let there be famine”!
Questioner: Nowadays there are ‘kings' of such negative speech.
Dadashri: From what 'we' have seen of the past lives, 'we' are incredulous about the amount of damage that tarchhod can do! That is why we should behave in a way that shows no scorn, even for the simple laborer. Ultimately, to take revenge for the contempt, one may even bite you as a snake. Tarchhod will take its revenge at any cost!
Physical scars may heal, but the scars caused by speech do not heal throughout a person's entire lifetime. Many scars will not heal even after a hundred lifetimes.
What is the Solution for Tarchhod?
Questioner: What should we do to make sure that we do not have to suffer the consequences of tarchhod (dismissing with contempt)?
Dadashri: There is no solution for that other than to keep doing pratikraman. You have to do that until the other person's mind comes around. And should you come face to face with
| SR No. | 030034 |
| Book Title | Aptavani Shreni 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dada Bhagwan |
| Publisher | Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| Total Pages | 480 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 1 MB |