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(murchha). When her son mistreats her, she comes out of her illusion transiently and finds the worldly life bitter for that duration, but once again the illusion clouds her perception and she forgets everything. Those who have no Self-realization (agnanis) will forget everything all at once, at that time. Whereas the Gnani, is constantly aware of the reality of the world, at a glance. The Gnani can constantly see this world exactly as it is, so where is the scope of any infatuation setting in? It is because people do not have such awareness that they suffer.
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If the mother-in-law is not able to do any work, the daughter-in-law will tell her to go sit far away; otherwise she will give the mother-in-law chores that will keep her out of her way. All along the old lady thought her son would take care of her in her old age. It is only later that she discovers just how well he takes care of her! There is no escape if you are bound and there is no bondage if you are free. Only after you attain knowledge of the Self, can you escape the worldly bondage.
'We' will tell you about an incident that 'We' personally witnessed as a young boy. There was a blind old man. When he ate his meals, little children around him would put pebbles in his plate. The old man used to get very frustrated and yell at them. The children found this very amusing and they would put even more pebbles in his plate. Alas, this is what the world is like! There is no telling how many more lifetimes will have to be suffered this way. If you get the 'visa' for Moksha (liberation). then you will get your work done in at least two or three more lifetimes. But sadly people do not even have this visa and yet just look at the amount of attachment (moha) they have for this world!
The cat forces her face in the pot because of greed and then gets stuck inside. Why does she force her face into the pot? She does so because of insatiable greed and selfishness. Greed and selfishness verily are ignorance. So here is what we need to learn:
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• Who am I?
• What connection do I have with this person here?
• Will these people ever become mine?
These teeth do not become clean even after brushing them for sixty-five years. Should we then not understand what is true and what is false? All your life you have scraped your tongue clean but even then, it does not remain clean. Everyday you spend time taking care of your teeth but even then they do not remain loyal to you. Did your tooth not start hurting today? That is what this world is like. This world is truly like that; it will let you down in the hour of your need. A daughter-in-law will massage her mother-in-law's feet everyday, but when the daughter-in-law has a stomachache, the mother-in-law will tell her to take some ajwain seeds! Everyone will give such suggestions but will the mother-in-law take on the pain of the daughter-in-law? Tell me, for that matter does your husband or children take on your pain? This world is such that it works the bullock until it becomes crippled and then they will take it to a slaughterhouse. As long as the father earns money, they have affection for him and when he stops working, they will tell him to sit on one side. They will even tell him he has no sense. This is what the world is like! The entire worldly life is one big betrayal. If there were any good in it, would this Dada not say, "This much of it is real and worthwhile"? However, in reality it is nothing but a betrayal. Nothing in this worldly life can ever be truly yours. Everyone is a living 'top' (spinning toy); they will never let you be in peace. Arey, even if you want to come to this satsang and do darshan, they will not let you. So the fact that they do let you come is very good.
Only the pure Soul is your true relative
Dadashri: When you wake up in the middle of the night, what is the first thing that comes into your awareness?
