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married. You cannot persecute anyone for wanting to get married. Along with these four necessities, marriage is also a necessary component. You cannot say no to anyone who is of age and wants to get married. But of those who get married, so many break their marriages, they wander alone, and invite suffering. What kind of people are these, who get married then break up their marriages? When a person does not have the four or five basic necessities for living, it is understood that he is suffering. Everything else is not really sufferings but difficulties or inconveniences. People however spend their entire day being miserable; all day long they imagine and create mental projections of their so-called sufferings.
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In reality it is not the material things that are needed; people's miseries stem purely from ignorance of the Self. Once I give you the knowledge of the Self, all miseries disappear. After that all you have to do is to know where you have not been able to remain within the five Agnas that I have given you. That is all you have to do. Even your daily meals are destined and will come at precisely the right time; that is the force of scientific circumstantial evidences (vyavasthit). When the hair on your face grows even without your desire, will the food not arrive without your desire? Your beard will grow even though you do not want it to. What more do you need besides your basic necessities? The more possessions you have, the more difficulties you experience. Before becoming Self-realized were you not getting lost in thoughtful fantasies? Do you recognize fantasies?
Questioner: Yes, I used to have many fantasies. Dadashri: These thoughts and imaginations are like
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waves that continue to flow. God has referred to these fantasies as building castles in the air. They are imaginary. People are so caught up in these fantasies. If a person wants to slap someone, he will not do it directly. It would be much better if he did, but instead he makes the subtle inner cardinal mistake of, 'I will slap him one' and binds karma for another life. Ghosts and haunts of imagination trap the whole world; *...if that happens, then this will happen...'
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The whole world is sunk in the ocean of accumulation and hoarding of unnecessary materialistic things. God has no objection to your accumulation of things that are necessary for life. One should decide on his necessities in life. What are the basic necessities for this body? First and foremost is air, and this is available every second, free of cost. Then one needs water and food. The fire of hunger can be doused with simple food, but nowadays people want gourmet food. Clothing and shelter fall under secondary requirements. Is getting respect from others a necessity for living? People go around searching for respect and become completely veiled in the illusion of life. Should you not learn all this from the Gnani Purush?
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People would eventually get fed up if sweet water were to come out of their taps, even if it was only for a day. If you ask them why, they will tell you they prefer plain water. True value of something is not realized until it is no longer available. People go around looking for Coca-Cola and Fanta. Why do you not figure out what your necessities are? Would this body of yours complain if it got fresh air to breath, pure water to drink and some simple food to eat at night? It would not. Therefore decide on the basic necessities
