Aptavani 01

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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the endorsement by his intellect from his past life and that is why he steals in this life but if he were to associate with someone noble, he may change his viewpoint. He may even decide that it is wrong to steal, and so although he steals in his current life because of his viewpoint of the past, his current opinion is changing to one of "I should not steal' and so in his next life he will acquire the intellect which will not allow him to steal.
Why Do We Have Difference of Opinions?
Why do we have difference of opinion with others? This is because everyone has different viewpoints and that is why they perceive things differently. To steal is a viewpoint of a thief; he is not a thief forever. To say that someone's viewpoint is wrong is tantamount to calling his self wrong because that is his belief; he believes his body to be his real self. He is correct in his viewpoint. As long as there is ignorance of his real Self, his viewpoint is his only support. After Gnan he comes to the center and thereafter both ignorance and his viewpoint lose support.
if he dies? then it will keep you up crying all night.
The Vaniks have a lot of intellect. But it also makes them suffer a lot. The intellect of a Vanik can even become an obstacle for liberation. Liberation is a feat for the brave; it is a feat for the Kshatriyas (warrior class). The Self has nothing to do with social divisions but the attributes of the prakruti, confuses it and deludes it (self) in the ignorant state. Kshatriyas are very powerful and determined. All the twenty-four Tirthankars were Kshatriyas. When Kshatriyas desire liberation, they do not consider worldly things of any value, whereas the Vaniks who desire liberation will attach importance to the worldly things also. One has to be cautious of the Vanik intellect. Beware of it, it causes a great deal of confusion on the path of liberation.
The Vaniks have a very large tuber of greed. These tubers are not easily evident to them. Whereas Kshatriyas are restless by nature and they exhibit their aggressiveness everywhere. Nevertheless they come to their senses quickly because they also suffer in the process. But it is very difficult to bring a Vanik to the level where he can see his weaknesses.
I never tell anyone, 'You are wrong.'I do not even tell a thief that he is wrong because he is correct from his point of view. Of course I would explain to him the consequences of his actions.
Each and every human being is groping around in the territory of good or evil intellect. Good intellect shows good things and evil intellect will show wicked things. Ultimately both kind of intellect will make a person wander around in the worldly life and that is why I call it wrong intellect (viprit buddhi). Wrong intellect hurts both the giver and the receiver. The right intellect will help both the giver and the receiver.
Wrong intellect causes tremendous suffering. If someone is ill in your home and your intellect points out to you, 'What
When a Kshatriya goes to the temple, he will put his hand in his pocket and put all that comes out in his hand into the donation chest. Whereas a Vanik decides how much he will donate before he leaves home. On the way he will get enough loose change so that he can donate a little at every temple he visits. A Vanik uses his intellect (buddhi) whenever an opportunity presents to him to make a meaningful intent for his salvation.
What is wealth? It is puran-galan (input-output). For every input, output is inevitable. That is the law of accounts. People make matters worse by interfering through their intellect. They waste their valuable energies in the natural process of inputoutput. Money is your bank balance, it is your account of merit