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trust him? You cannot trust him. You can pardon him for his stealing and tell him that as far as you are concerned he is free and you will not hold it against him, in your mind. But you should not trust him and you should not associate with him. It is also a mistake if you associate with him and then do not trust him. The best thing is not to associate with him, but if you do, then do not have any prejudice against him.
The approach you have to take here is, 'Whatever happens is correct.
This is a very subtle science. Such science has never come forth before. Every talk has a new look and it can benefit the whole world.
gali." You are finished (doomed) if you enter such a street! Now if you ask the one walking that same wrong path, he will tell you, 'No, we are on the path to moksha.' If the Lord comes and you ask Him, 'Sir, what is this? They are both saying different things. Who of two is right?' The Lord will tell you, 'They are both wrong. The one who says it is a 'crooked lane' is wrong and so is the one saying he is on the 'right path' to moksha.
The Lord Mahavir says, 'What is it to you if he is on the wrong path? Why don't you just go do your darshan (to look upon with reverence) of God?' The Lord was very wise. There is tremendous wisdom in Him.
Kashays Bind Karma for Next Life
Questioner: Why do we have illusionary attachment (moha) to our own name?
Dadashri: To feed the pride of fame and glory (maan and kirti)! That is why one has taken so much beating until now. Moha for the name means hunger for fame and glory. One has suffered so much, just for fame. Then when his fame and recognition (maan) is followed by defamation and disgrace (upmaan), he will experience tremendous suffering. That is why we have to go beyond fame and disgrace; we have to go beyond maan-upmaan. You should not have moha even for the name. Infinite bliss lies within You.
Questioner: The entire worldly life can improve with this science.
Dadashri: Yes, yes, people's worldly life will improve and their path to ultimate liberation (moksha) will become easy and straightforward. To improve the worldly life interaction (vyavahar) is verily a straight path to moksha, whereas in their search for the path to moksha, people keep ruining their worldly life and making it more complex every day.
If you ask someone to go eighty miles north from Baroda to Ahmedabad, but he starts going south, how many miles will be added for his destination to go north? How many miles will be increased if he ends up in Kanyakumari (southern tip of India)? No matter how much he increases his speed, will he get further away from Ahmedabad or closer?
Questioner: He will go further away.
Dadashri: This is how people complicate their worldly life. What are all these chanting (japa) and penance (tapa) for? That is why Saint Akha Bhagat had said, "Renunciation and penance is a crooked lane for moksha - Tyaag tapa ey aadi
Pride and anger (maan and krodh) are both abhorrence (dwesh), and deceit and greed (maya-kapat and lobh) are both attachment (raag). Deceit (kapat) goes into attachment (raag).
Questioner: What if one is forced to be deceitful (do kapar) out of fear?
Dadashri: There is no problem with that because it does not harm anyone much, does it? It all depends on how much that
