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the awareness of kevalgnan and from that point onwards, it becomes kalyankari (ultimate benefit towards salvation).
Do not allow the inner machinery to slack off. You have to keep an eye on where the wear and tear occurs and what happens to it; with whom you used harsh words? There is nothing wrong with saying them, but you have to keep ‘seeing : “Wow! 'Chandubhai’ spoke harshly!'
Questioner: But wouldn't it be better to stay quiet as much as possible?
Dadashri: It is no longer in Your hands, whether to speak or not. You are a general manager, so you will immediately understand when I explain things to you. The Science of Charge and Discharge of Karma
What is considered a “discharge’? Say there is a motor, which runs when you wind it up. The winding is equivalent to ‘charging'. Then when you leave it to 'discharge', would it be under your control?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: It is not under our control after that. It will unwind only as much as you wound it. If you wound it only half way it will go only half the way, if it is wound a quarter of the way, it will only go quarter of the way, and if you gave it a full turn, it will unwind fully. You will not be able to stop it. That is called “discharge'. The speech is being discharged in the same way. Three "batteries' are being discharged; the batteries of the speech, the conduct and the mind. Even thoughts, whether you wish them too or not, continue to “discharge'. They go on discharging whether they are good thoughts or bad. As these three “batteries' discharge on one end, simultaneously three new ones are being charged at the other end: a new mind is forming, and new speech is being ‘recorded'. As long as a
