Aptavani 09

Author(s): Gnani Purush Dadashri
Publisher: Gnani Purush Dadashri

Page 95

Dadashri: I know how to escape from a woman doing tragu, but I do not know how to escape from a man doing a tragu. I would make the woman doing a tragu jump all night long. But I too become startled when a man. does tragu.
Tragu means to create a major uproar in order to attain something against the wishes of all present. 'I am going to commit suicide; I am going to do this. I am going that.' One will get his way through whatever means necessary. One will do any kind of tragu to scare you. There are such men.
Questioner: If a man does a tragu by saying, 'I am going to run away, I am going to kill myself, I am going to do this', should we believe that he will really carry out his threats? Would he do that?
Dadashri: Do not get scared but remain vigilant. He may even proceed to do so. Most of it is just tragu and so he will not do anything. nevertheless it is still better to be vigilant.
There are many who do tragu in the worldly life interactions. When it comes to interactions in the home, you should not let yourself be affected by anyone doing any tragu,otherwise you will suffer heavily. My whole life I have avoided tragas. I had one such 'system', of not being affected, that always saved me from tragas. But on the most part, the world has been intimidated and has yielded to tragas.
Questioner: How should one behave when the person is doing tragas
at will?
Dadashri: How does it concern You in any way? Just 'see' continuously. You will get to see a new play. Otherwise, where can we get the opportunity to see such a play? If you ask that actor (the traga doer) to do a tragu, is he likely to do so? So, you should tell the person doing the tragu 'go ahead and do as many tragas as you want!'
Adjustment to save yourself
'We' have not seen many tragas but those that 'we' have, were unpleasant and distressing for others around.