________________
Opinion The Blindness of Opinion If a poker player came here, you may have an opinion about him that, “here is a poker player sitting’, which will make you feel uneasy. While others will not have a problem with it. Why is that?
Questioner: It is because others are not aware that he is a poker player.
Dadashri: Others know of that, but they do not form an opinion (abhipraya) about him; whereas you do, which is why it bothers you. You should let go of those opinions. You are the one who formed this opinion; therefore, it is your own fault, and that is why it bothers you. The other person does not tell you to form opinions about him. If it bothers you, then it is indeed the result of your own fault.
Questioner: Is it considered prejudice (purvagraha) to form an opinion about something without knowing the facts?
Dadashri: No, it is not like that. This man is always donating money, and to believe that he will donate money today as well, is ‘prejudice'. If a man comes to upset you every day, but today he has come to invite you for dinner; the very moment you see him, you will think to yourself that he has come to upset you, that is ‘prejudice'.
This worldly life (sansar) is founded on prejudice. Let go of the prior judgments, as they will keep changing. Even if a thief
