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you. This is not considered pain (dukh). Pain is when they make a hole here (abdomen) to feed you or a hole here (lower abdomen) so you can pass urine; that is pain. These poor little babies have a lot of misery. They cry when they are hurting but they cannot tell anyone, whereas these fools, they eat nine chapattis (thin tortilla-like wheat bread) when they sit down to eat and then they say they are in pain! What can you say to such people? Should there not be a definition of pain? Should there not be a definition of happiness? What is happiness?
There is endless happiness in the world but people cannot experience it. What kind of happiness is there? They get to eat doodhpaak and maalpuda (Indian delicacies) made with pure ghee - clarified butter! They get to eat all kinds of things and yet they are miserable! Go ask the animals what pain and misery is! Even in humans, go ask people in the lower socioeconomic status what pain and misery is!
Questioner: But Dada, You tell us that we can eat ghaaris (very rich, sweet delicacy) but not to become absorbed in its enjoyment (tanmayakar).
Dadashri: That discussion is a different matter. You can 'rule your kingdom' as you see fit. Look at all the happiness that stands before you and yet you keep complaining about pain!
There is never a reason to clash and mourn (kaan) needlessly about anything in this world. If a young woman without children, twenty years old or so, becomes a widow without anyone to look after her, one may cry and mourn about her. By kaan I mean there is nothing in this world worth getting into clash over. And yet there is nothing but clash and clash and clash, the whole day long. Hey you! What have you learned? This is not called learning, is it? Should you not learn the theory of relativity; should you not learn that all this is temporary and relative (chyuta)?
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daughter-in-law is not a good woman.' Similarly, if you asked all the daughters-in-law they will tell you, 'My mother-in-law is a bad woman.' Now how can that be so? Are all daughters-inlaw and mothers-in-law bad?
Even the animals do not respond to certain levels of pain but the humans readily respond to any pain; this is how much foolishness there is.
These people's vision is one hundred percent wrong. Questioner: How can we say that everyone's vision is one hundred percent wrong?
Dadashri: "They are blind even with their eyes open'; they are blind, meaning they have no awareness of what is good and beneficial and what is bad and harmful to the self. They are not even aware whether what they say, do or know is beneficial or not. Wherever they can, they have become so bold in imitating others. Everything has changed. It used to be that an Indian would not imitate others. In fact, the world used to imitate Indians. I do not have a problem with this modern time that is upon us today. I realize that the time cycle is such, and that the time cycle continues in this manner. I do not remain separate from the time. But I know whether good has been done or bad has been done. These people have caused complete harm.
No matter how much fever I have, people in the home never come to know about it. What is there to tell? Do they not have fever too? Why do they have to know? They will forget soon. 'I am full of infinite energy-Hoon anant shakti vaado chhoo,' so why do I need to tell them?
People run around saying, 'I have a fever...I have a fever,' and then they get a thermometer and stick it in their mouths! Then they count 100Ú...101Ú...102Ú! Hey, you! It is just a gauge to indicate if you have a fever or not; it is not a tool to help you get better!
