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Nobody in the world is in a laghutam state; the world is in a gurutam state. Those who become gurutam are the ones who will fall. That is why I have become laghutam. My intent (bhaav) towards the world is laghutam and that is why I do not have any fear of falling: nothing affects me and nothing hinders me.
In the 'relative' realm, I am laghutam. I say, 'Sir, I am smaller than you. I am even smaller (lower) than the word you use to insult me with.' At the most, he can call me a donkey. But I am way smaller (lower) than a donkey. Being a donkey is a heavy load, is it not! And I am without any load. So if you want to curse me, I am laghutam. Laghutam is like space - akaash. Laghutam does not feel anything: he will not be affected if he is insulted; nothing affects the one who is laghutam.
What I am really saying is that if you want to show-off your importance (rof) towards me then I am laghutam and if you want me to be important, then I am gurutam.
Laghuta takes you towards guruta
If someone calls you unworthy, then an unworthy person will not have any grounds to argue, will he? Unworthy means laghutam. So is there only one kind of lineage of people in the world? Everything has been going on from the beginning of time, and as such there are no unworthy people but the worthy people call them unworthy and those unworthy people call these worthy people, unworthy. I investigated this deeper and found that they call each other unworthy. So it is not easy to find justice in this.
Questioner: Laghutam is the justice.
Dadashri: Yes, laghutam is the justice. Everyone shapes up when a laghutam person comes along. Then there is nothing to worry. And those who are worthy, no matter how much you
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try to make them laghutam they will take you towards gurutam.
Instead of being helpless in all respects...become laghutam
So eventually will you not have to have intent (bhaav) of being laghutam? Otherwise, does a man miserable from a sickness not become helpless and dependent (laachaar) before a doctor?
Questioner: He does!
Dadashri: It is better to become laghutam than to become helpless and dependent (laachaar). You should not become helpless, no matter what.
All these prominent people, if they get a stomachache, they will say 'I will do whatever you tell me, doc.' They become helpless at that time. They are very helpless; they cannot tolerate pain, 'please save me from this pain, doctor. They have tried lifelong to be gurutam and their constitution becomes weak and sensitive. One needs to have a strong constitution to become laghutam. A laghutam person will take the approach of 'do what you have to, doctor' but they will not become helpless (laachaar).
'We' have never shown any helplessness in 'our' life, not even if they were to cut 'us'. To be helpless (laachaar) in all areas is tremendous violence (himsa) towards the Self. It is atmahimsa - violence towards the self. There is bound to be pain and suffering as long as there is a body. There is no way out of that. But you should not become helpless. You should become laghutam instead.
One's real Self is the Soul - the owner of infinite energy. So when you say, 'I am helpless', how low a state is that? How can you be helpless? How can something that has Soul be
