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their names here - the relative self); 'Insult him as much as you want. What relation do I have with him? He is 'our' neighbor.' If he is hurt and cries, I will pacify him.
But the poor man will not get any sleep because he believes 'I am insulted'. Otherwise, there is tremendous energy (shakti) in each and every Indian. All they need is someone to awaken it for them. Still, look at how helpless people have become? Wherever you look, you see them standing in queues. That is how helpless they have become. Otherwise, what were these people like? If they felt a slightest shun in an invitation, they would refuse to go. But look at them now! They drag themselves everywhere and stand in lines. If you ask them, 'Why are you waiting in a line?' They will say, 'We have to take a bus.' Why do you have to go by bus everyday? Do you not know how to find an alternative and an independent way of going? They will ask, 'What other way can I find when I have to work?' So the whole life is fractured. Otherwise, in the past they would not go to anyone's home for dinner if they felt the slightest of insult. They paid too much importance to insults.
So 'our intention is to give people such knowledge that wherever they go, whichever countries they visit, no one can depress them; no one will be able to depress them. Any one who causes depression to others will become depressed himself. This is for sure. No matter how important the other person is or even the whole world for that matter, how can anyone shake us?
Nevertheless, if the fear of being insulted goes away in a person, who is not Self-realized, then that person will become shameless (naffar). People have some sense of shame due to this fear of being insulted. Would they have any bounds otherwise? And for the one who is Self-realized, when the fear of being insulted goes away, he becomes liberated. Here, in our satsang, you will be liberated if your fear of insult goes away.
Maya: the illusion and her progeny of six sons
Is everyone not concerned about respect and disrespect?
Questioner: But Dada, has this not been the case from the very beginning?
Dadashri: This is the same old stock from endless time. The phenomenon of respect and insults begins from the time one enters the human life form. There is nothing like this in other life forms; it is only here in the human life form and the celestial life form that there is a lot of it.
Questioner: Does one forget about respect-insult when he goes into another life form?
Dadashri: He forgets. He forgets the moment he leaves from here, he does not remember. Do you remember what you ate four days ago?
Questioner: No. Why does an embodied soul (iva) remember' vengeance-enmity (vair-zair), respect-insults (maanupmaan) and forgets all this?
Dadashri: No, he does not remember even that. He only 'remembers' anger-pride-deceit-greed. These four remain constantly as sangnya (subtle inner association). Vengeance and enmity occur later on. That does not come into one's memory (vaad). The moment one is insulted, he starts yelling. What do you call those sweets children eat?
Questioner: Peppermint.
Dadashri: Now if this young girl and boy were to take some peppermint from here, the greedy one (obhio) of the two will take more. From that we will know which of the two is greedy. A greedy person will be recognized. A greedy person is always the first one in line.
Questioner: Man should confront all his difficulties peacefully, but that does not happen. So what should he do?
