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a prodder (a stick with a nail at the end) in order to make him walk, instead would it not be better for him to walk without being prodded? Otherwise, the farmer will poke him and he will have to start walking. The bullock is going to walk anyway. Have you ever seen this? They dig the nail into the bullock to make him walk. What can the poor dumb animal say? Whom will it complain to? If you were to prod a person, some other person will come to his rescue. But to whom can the poor animal complain? Now why do these animals have to suffer this way? Their suffering is the result of too much complaining and accusations in their past life. When they had the power and the energy to do anything, they kept complaining and now that they have no power, they simply have to suffer everything silently. So now you simply have to do 'plus-minus', i.e. adjust to everything. Instead why not stop complaining in the first place? It is only when you complain that you become the accused. You should be neither the accuser nor the accused. Credit your karmic account with any abuse people give you. Do not become a complainer. What do you think? Is it better to be a complainer? Then what is wrong with adjusting from the start?
Coming down to the level of others
Questioner: We have to deal with many who are not at the same level as our self and so often it does not work.
Dadashri: It will not work but you have to adjust and that is why I have told you do settle with equanimity.
You can make your bright light dimmer, but you cannot make a dim light brighter. Therefore dim your bright light and then deal with the other person. When your light increases, do you adjust it so that it 'fits' the person you are dealing with? You should make it fit that way. You have endless energy and power; you have to make it fit this way. Take Dada's name and say, 'Dada, help me make it fit,' and it will happen immediately. Besides you already have decided with your inner intent that you do not want to hurt anyone even in the slightest degree. If you
have made that decision, the other person will not be hurt. Therefore, you have to make that decision first.
This is how you attain oneness
One man asked me, 'How can we get rid of matbhed (separation due to differences in opinions) that constantly exists in our home? Show me a way. 'I told him, 'Adults have the matbhed, not the children. Those who have ego and awareness have matbhed. Therefore, the one whose ego has been awakened has to say the following, five times every morning, 'We are all one, there is no separation amongst us.' Then oneness will prevail the whole day if you make a decision in this way and say it out loud together in the home. You have to repeat it everyday; otherwise the energy of what you have charged will run down. If there are three people in the home, all three have to say the same thing.
Questioner: How can those who have differences (matbhed) come to agree on this subject? What if they have differences about this suggestion of yours too?
Dadashri: No. It is not like that. No, that is why you say it if you want to avoid separation due to difference in opinions. If you do not like the sense of separation, then you should all get together and do what Dada has said. If anyone asks, simply tell them. 'Dada has told us to repeat this sentence five times everyday, 'We are all one; there is no separation amongst us.' Say it five times. When you say it five times, it is possible for that charge to remain for twenty-four hours. You have to repeat the same thing the next day otherwise the energy will go down When you keep doing this, it will eventually materialize. Do not encourage negative talk by listening
to others Otherwise, the world is very different. Even when you want to avoid separation due to differences at home, outsiders will drive a wedge between you.
