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DISCOURSE 33
From the Audience: Of course, we say that to the members of our family.
Maharajashri: You say so because, you believe that without your earning all the members of your family will have to starve. Without you they would become homeless. This is your false pride. And this is your terrible ignorance. Do you not know that all jivas are born with their respective Karmas? Every jiva has its merits and sins. You forget that you are the giver of happiness to all in your family. You forget that you are supporting everyone in the family. In case, you die, will the skies crumble upon your family? Will all the members of your family accompany you into your watery grave? Will they follow you to the otherworld?
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The tailor believed that if he went away from the village, all the villagers would be naked. He thought, "If I go away from the village, all the villagers will be naked. Who will stitch them clothes?" This is nothing but terrible ignorance. If he goes away from the village, cannot the villagers get another tailor? Is there no other tailor in the world?
The actor returned to the choultry and said to his companions, "This night we shall not perform Ramlila; we shall perform Darjilila!" The actor had seen the tailor's house, his wife, his children etc. Some members of the troupe went into the village and brought a pair of scissors and other things necessary for the role of a tailor.
On that night, all the villagers came thronging to see the Ramalila. The tailor also came there to see the drama. The curtain was lifted and the invocation was sung. After the invocation was over, the drama relating to the tailor's behaviour began on the stage. From one side, the actor playing the role of the tailor entered the stage. The artiste playing the role of the tailor's wife entered from the other side. A dialogue began between them. The spectators were greatly thrilled to see this. Those two artistes were acting and speaking exactly like the tailor and his wife. The spectators began to laugh holding their sides. Some people looked towards the tailor and laughed uproariously. The tailor's wife sat near him. She said to him, "What
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