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Dadashri: That is not faith (shraddha); that is trust (vishvas). There can be difficulties in trust, but not in faith.
Questioner: That has happened to me.
Dadashri: Faith and trust are two different things. Faith is dependent upon belief. Where there is trust, there can also be breach of trust.
This whole world runs on the basis of belief. But why is there misery in this world? It is because one has the wrong belief. There would not be any pain or misery at all if one had the right belief. Every living being exists solely on beliefs. Except for humans, all other living things are dependent (aashrit). The celestial beings, the animals, etc., all have dependency; humans alone are independent, or without support (niraashrit).
Questioner: How are humans independent and how are celestials dependent?
Dadashri: Humans alone are independent. Except for humans, no other living being, not even the celestials have the belief, 'I am the doer', and when one becomes the doer, one's dependency on God goes away. What does God say? 'If you are going to be the doer, then you are free and so am I.' So then what do you, and God have to do with each other? When you get tired and frustrated, you sit in front of Lord Mahavir's idol or Lord Krishna's idol and cry. Then no one will accept you as his dependent.
You only have support, dependence (aashrit), when your wrong belief, 'I am the doer', goes away. But that wrong belief is not likely to go away, is it?
Questioner: 'Dada' will make it go away, will He not?
Dadashri: He will do it for those who want to get rid of it. How can He do it for those who do not want to get rid of
it? This is because the Lord has His rules too. What is His rule? It is the Lord's rule that He does not bind anyone who wants to be free, and He does not free any one who wants to remain in bondage. Now, should we go and ask people whether they want to be free or remain bound?
Questioner: How can I understand whether I want to be free or remain bound?
Dadashri: You can understand it from whether one is nurturing and supporting the causes for bondage or the causes for liberation. The one who nurtures the causes for liberation will come across circumstances that will bring liberation. Here God will continue to help him and God will even continue to help the one who nurtures causes for bondage. God's job is to help.
Questioner: Is there any partiality, on God's part, in helping? Does God help because He is partial?
Dadashri: God does not help or do anything. It is all a result of natural arrangement and it is all independent. It is due to scientific circumstantial evidences, because every living being is independent. Independent means that nature is always helping him. If one wants to steal then the moon and the stars are all out there for him. God's job is to simply shed light on everything. The main intent (bhaav) of stealing is one's own. Nature helps him carry out his intent as he spends his merit karmas in wherever he wants to do. In other words, nature helps by bringing all the right circumstances together. God only continues to give him the 'light'.
What Leads to Samadhi? Questioner: It is said in the Gita, that when the load of demerit karmas (sins, paap) increases, I will take birth to destroy them. So who is this I'?
Dadashri: That verily is the Self (the Atma). 'T' does
