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I am the Soul
The ignorant are experts in selfishness, hence they say whatever suits them, whenever it does. Brothers! Even in your field of salesmanship, you will transact according to the customer. For there is selfishness, and the tongue has no problem in turning the other way.
It happened once. A person was visited by his relative after many years. Both were seated and talking, when the young son of the host came in and sat there. The guest asked with great affection, “Son! How old are you?”
The boy was smart but at the same time very talkative, so he said, “Uncle! Which age of mine should I tell you?"
The guest was perplexed. He could not understand what the child was saying. So he said with surprise, “Son! Age is age! What do you mean by which one?”
“Look, Uncle! My age is of three types!" “Of three types! Well, what are those?”
“My papa has told me, that when we travel on the train I should give a lesser age! When I have to sit at the school for study, I have to give a higher age! Otherwise I have my own age as it is! Uncle! Which one is it that you want to know?'
Brothers! These are the many opinions of humans surrounded by selfishness. There is no possibility of oneness, concurrence in them! We are referring to sages, who are absolutely detached and selfless. Such sages show the same one path of attaining the supreme. O Disciple! I have presented before you the truth - principles as told by all sages!
So saying, the Gurudev went into silence. He became immersed in the natural samadhi state. That was it! Whatever feelings were to be expressed by the Guru towards the Shishya, the Guru's task of being instrumental had been completed, and
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