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wander in the bazaars (shops of enticement) all alone! There's no telling how many more avatars (lifetimes) he will have to keep roaming around in! This is the worldly life (sansar).
The One That Sees the Temporary, Is the Permanent
How does this world work? Who runs it? Why does it run? Who are we? Until man attains Knowledge (Gnan), these puzzles will not be solved! Can you see how many kinds of puzzles have come about?
Questioner: It is only a puzzle if we believe that it is; otherwise it is not.
Dadashri: 'If we believe'. That term has become so popular. It is not that exactly. That is because you may believe that it is not a puzzle; however, when you experience it, it then becomes a puzzle. Believing does not last long! You may believe that you have two hundred thousand in your bank, so you write a check, and it will be returned. To believe is not a correct thing. Something that is believed will only stay around for a short time. It does not mean anything. Besides, believing can only apply in certain matters.
Questioner: Does everything, except for the Atma, not only remain for a short time?
Dadashri: Yes, therefore everything is just believed! All these are just wrong beliefs, and they are all temporary adjustments! "All these relatives are temporary adjustments, and the Atma itself is permanent"!
People have taken that which is easily broken and fragile (takalaadi), and believing that it is permanent; have engaged in business with it! Has it ever occurred to you that all these things are fragile (takalaadi)?
Questioner: The entire world is fragile!
