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with anyone, it is a sign of your own weakness. People are not at fault. They never cause differences of opinions. The differences in opinion are your own fault. If someone clashes with you on purpose, you should ask for his or her forgiveness. Where there is conflict, it is your own fault.
Clashes Diminish Spiritual Energy
If there is anything that totally depletes spiritual energy, it is conflict. If you become involved in a fight, you are done for! If someone tries to provoke you, you should restrain yourself. There should not be any conflict. Avoid conflict at any cost; even at the cost of your own life! One can attain liberation only if there is no clash. If you learn to avoid getting into conflict with anyone, you don't even need a guru or any other intermediary. In one or two lifetimes you will attain liberation. When one decides and sustains a strong resolve that he does not want to be involved in any friction with others, it is the beginning of right belief (samkit).
In the past life, all the energy that you had lost because of clashes is now coming back to you. Beware to not create any new clashes or else your energies, even those you have just acquired, will be lost again. However, in the absence of clash they will increase continuously.
It is because of revenge that there is clash in this world. The root cause of this world is vengeance. He who has stopped his vengeance and clash is liberated. Love has no obstacle. When hostility and enmity go away, love prevails.
Common Sense - Everywhere Applicable
If someone tries to clash with you but you do not clash with them, then common sense will arise. You will lose your
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| SR No. | 030137 |
| Book Title | Science For Self Realization |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dada Bhagwan |
| Publisher | Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| Total Pages | 78 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 1 MB |