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Aptavani-9
Education and wisdom What would you do if someone were to insult you? What 'we' are saying is where you do not have any authority and the power (satta) to change anything you simply have to say 'I like it'. What do you have to do when you have no energy (shakti) or control? If you say 'I do not like it', it will gnaw away at you from within. It will eat away at you all nightlong, do you understand? Has this ever happened to you?
Questioner: It will bite and bother me the whole nightlong; it feels like I am being beaten!
Dadashri: Alas! Just look at the way people spend their days! Education is bhanatar. Reasoning ability, wisdom is ganatar. Educated people will reduce their upadhi (externally induced difficulties and pains). If they can, they will completely get rid of their difficulties (upadhis); they will leave nothing pending. But if a person is not able to do anything, he becomes entangled. Educated people who do not have a reasoning power (ganatar) will get entangled; they have education (bhanatar) but they do not have the wisdom of reasoning (ganatar). Reasoning is a different thing. I have not learnt education (bhanatar) but I did learn very good reasoning (ganatar). I failed my matriculation grade but I have tremendous reasoning energy and wisdom (ganatar).
Pratikraman for the attack Questioner: What should I do when I do not like being insulted?
Dadashri: No problem with that, but you do not attack (humlo) the person who insults you, do you?
Questioner: Attacking speech does come out; the attack is done through words.
Dadashri: But that is not your inner intent (bhaav), is it? Questioner: Absolutely not! I feel bad after speaking
such words. But when such words do come out, does it not mean both internal and external asaiyam (expression of kashaya) has occurred? There is no benefit in that is there?
Dadashri: The first saiyam (absence of kashayas) within is, 'No. This should not be so. Why does this happen?' That is the first saiyam. However, this saiyam must commence. This verily is the true saiyam. Then the last saiyam will come gradually
Questioner: Sometimes when I am insulted in such a manner, the attack of the mind continues, although it may not manifest in speech.
Dadashri: We are not concerned with whatever happens at that time. Even if it ends up in a physical attack, the worldly interaction (vyavahar) is dependant upon whatever energy (shakti) exists within. The one in whom the shakti has manifested completely, his attack from even the mind will cease. Still what do 'we' say? You simply have to do pratikraman if an attack from the mind or speech occurs, or even if a physical attack occurs. Do pratikraman if the weakness of all three kinds of attacks arises.
Questioner: Say if someone insults me and my pride is hurt so badly that a tragu (state of severe obstinacy) arises within me, but only against myself, how far will I fall? In other words, I do not follow your instructions about how to deal with the insult
Dadashri: One has already fallen, has he not? The fact that obstinacy arises is the fall in itself. Severe obstinacy (tragu) is the greatest danger. One has fallen completely; he cannot go down any further The fear of being insulted is beggary
(bheekh) of pride What do 'we' say? It is not a problem if you do not like
