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what they have imported in return? Etiquette! People have now become possessed with demons of etiquette. That is why they have become restless. What need do we have for etiquette? Etiquette is for those who lack inner beauty and radiance. We have within us the inner beauty and radiance of the Tirthankara Lords. We are the progeny and descendants of great maha rishis. Even if you have only rags to wear, your own radiance and aura will speak for who you are.
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Questioner: Can you explain the exact meaning of sincerity and morality?
Dadashri: Morality means to enjoy whatever is yours by right and that which comes to you naturally. This is the ultimate definition of morality. Morality is very profound; volumes of scriptures have been written on this subject, but you should understand it by this ultimate definition.
Sincerity: the person who is not sincere to others is not sincere to himself. You should not be insincere to anyone in the slightest; you break your own sincerity when you do.
Sincerity and morality, if you possess these two qualities in this day and age, it is more than enough. Even if you have one of these two qualities, it will liberate you completely. You must however, adhere to it, and whenever you have problems in life, you can come to the Gnani and clear up any issues about what is moral or immoral.
The multiplication of the Gnani's grace and your sincerity will make you successful in all your life's tasks.
Liberation Even Through Insincerity
If a man with twenty percent sincerity and eighty percent insincerity were to come and ask me, 'I want liberation but
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what should I do with this baggage that I have?' I would tell him to become one hundred percent insincere and then I would show him some other method that will liberate him. This eighty percent debt may take forever to be paid off, instead become bankrupt just once. You can achieve liberation if you hold on to even just one of Dada's sentences. I do not have any problem if you have been insincere with the entire world but if you were to remain sincere here, to Dada, then you can attain liberation. Complete insincerity is also a great quality; it can take you to moksha, because you have completely turned against God and God has no choice but to take even his opponent to moksha. Either a devotee of God goes to moksha or a complete opponent of God goes to moksha. Therefore I tell a person who is ruined to become one hundred percent insincere. Then I show him another path that will take him all the way to moksha. I have to also give him a solution; he cannot win by being insincere only. [10] Ideal Interactions
Ultimately You Will Need Ideal Interactions with the World
No one has achieved liberation without having ideal worldly interactions. The Jain's worldly interaction (vyavahar) is not ideal. Vaishnav worldly interaction is not ideal. Ideal interaction is required to attain moksha.
Ideal interaction means no living being gets hurt even in the slightest degree. It means that you do not hurt your family, your neighbors or anyone.
It is not worth insisting on the Jain or the Vaishnav way of life because they are not ideal interactions. Lord Mahavir's interactions were ideal. Ideal interaction is the one
