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inferences and decisions is the nature of the intellect (buddhi). The mind, the intellect etc., are all in their own inherent nature, why should one interfere with that? One should remain in one's own inherent nature (swadharma), the Self.
Questioner: We try very hard for peace of mind, but we cannot calm our minds.
Dadashri : What religion do you practice? Questioner : Vaishnav.
Dadashri : So then, is the Vaishnav religion wrong? No. Is Lord Krishna wrong?
Questioner: No. The mistake is mine... Dadashri : What mistake is that? Questioner : Dada, you would know that. Dadashri : What is your name? Questioner : Chandulal.
Dadashri : If you have about twenty-five rupees in your pocket, your mind will remain still in the shops of the Bombay bazaar, but what if you had about twenty thousand? Would the mind remain still? It is possible for the mind to remain still but you keep spoiling it excessively. If you spoil your child too much everyday and then expect him to remain calm, he will not Similarly, if you keep spoiling your mind and expect it to remain calm, is it likely to do so? The mind has few needs, but here you spoil it by buying a radio, then a fridge, then a television. It will not behave after you have spoilt it thus. Do not spoil the mind; you can spoil everything else. If you have spoilt your wife, the Gnani will straighten her out within an hour. If your wife is acting up, you can move into another room and stay away from her for a day or so, but the mind is going to be with you day and night. A mind that is spoilt will not behave. However, when you meet
a Gnani Purush and attain Gnan, then a mind that has gone astray will fall back on the right track.
Questioner: I had toiled ten years for this before I met you, Dada
Dadashri : Did you not do the same in your past life? You have done the same thing for infinite past lives. What is the mind? Do you not have to know that? Who are its parents? Where is its location? Who gave birth to it? How can it dissolve? Do you not have to know all this? Who placed it?
Questioner : God did.
Dadashri : For what? For pain or for pleasure?! Why did the Lord do that? Is it in order to make everyone miserable? The Lord does not interfere in this at all: He does not put His hand in this production. It is but natural and the Lord sitting within listens to all this; He even laughs, "Why is Chandulal behaving like this?" We are all a part of the samsaran marg (the path of spiritual and physical evolution). The Samsaran marg means that which changes continuously. In this path, the mind is the last station, (the human mind is the highest evolved state). This mind of yours will become the mind of your next life. The Gnani Purush knows what the mind is. How will the mind be stilled? Do you make attempts to still the mind?
Questioner: I try to do that everyday.
Dadashri : Are You the one doing it or Chandulal? You are not the one attempting to control it: Chandulal is doing it. It is possible to control the mind if You try, but you will have to decide who you really are, will you not? Once that is decided then your work will be accomplished. What is your mind like right now? Is it okay? The mind is a boat that takes you to moksha
Questioner : There is infinite peace right now.
