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"Liberation is when not an iota of conflict arises within one even in an environment filled with conflicts.'
An atmosphere of conflict will continue to present itself. Does it not get too hot being under the sun? Do the doors not slam open and shut in the wind? When that happens, all you have to do is keep your distance a little. How could you get a taste of liberation if there were no conflicts? The liberation given to you by Dada is such that you can experience freedom despite being surrounded by an environment full of conflict.
The Lord does not regard anything as bondage. It is the prakruti-the relative self that is engaged in eating, drinking and all the other activities. Being free from conflicts is liberation. The worldly routines do not bind you, and they will not change.
When no vibration of conflict arises within one in reaction to stressful external conflicts, then one has finished studying all the scriptures of the world. In the most nauseating and nonagreeable circumstances, if you suppress your reactions and appear calm, then it means that you are well on your way of studying the scriptures of the world. Conflicts occur even between gurus and disciples.
After meeting a Gnani Purush conflicts will not arise regardless of how unpleasant the atmosphere may be. What an amazing Gnan this 'Dada' has given to his Mahatmas! They never experience any grief and enjoy the bliss of the Vitarag. Elimination of conflicts is liberation. You experience the liberation here and now.
What happens when you experience conflicts? You feel as if your heart and soul are on fire and you cannot put out the fire, no matter how hard you try. The self is not a thing that you burn away. If your clothes catch fire let them burn but not your
soul. Day and night the world is absorbed in conflict. For a short while you fall under the spell of illusion of the world only to return to your intemal anguish. The whole world is immersed in suffering and anguish. The illusion, transiently, makes people forget their suffering. Suffering can never be destroyed and if destroyed (by Gnani), there is liberation.
Today there are waves of conflicts everywhere and when it gets worse and unbearable people resort to committing suicide. But does that solve the problem? On the contrary, they carry the problem, magnified many times, into their next birth and will have to endure it. Therefore, it is better to get through all this and endure it in this life. There is nothing but misunderstanding and ignorance in this world.
Where did all this misery come from? It has come because you have sought solace from those who are unhappy themselves. How can there be any misery if you take solace from the One who is in bliss. Dada is in eternal bliss. If you seek solace from Him, where is the scope of any unhappiness coming your way? Those who have selfish motives in what they do, are unhappy people. If you seek solace from them, naturally you are going to be unhappy. Those who are unhappy have not been able to get rid of their own miseries so how can you expect them to help you get rid of yours? You can be permanently happy only when you go to the One who is Absolute, the one who is an abode of endless bliss, the one who has no self-interest and is free from all desires.
As conflict increases it turns into open quarrel. How can you maintain a friendly relationship with a person who is quarrelsome? It is like trying to sweeten soured whey-even the sweetness turns sour. Instead it is better to keep your distance from such a person. The other option is to become a Gnani. A Gnani would have the real perspective and would understand that whatever the other person is saying is merely a record and
