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Aptavani-8
Dadashri: Yes. And if you asked him to show you what the wheat grains look like, he would instantly pierce the sack, and take out a few grains, 'Look, the whole sack is full of this sort of wheat grain', he would say. He calls it a sack of wheat. Even people call it a sack of wheat. And when you bring it home what will your wife say? "They have to be separated (winnowed; remove grit or husk).' 'What! I have only brought you wheat, what is there to remove?' 'I have only brought wheat!' you say. Then your wife will say, 'You have no commonsense, wheat and grit always come together. It is called wheat.' Then you say, 'But even at the store, they were all calling it wheat!' That is what they say in the interaction of the worldly life (vyavahar). In worldly interaction (vyavahar) you can call it wheat, but it comes with grit. And so you have to bring it home and pick out the grit. Worldly interaction is like this. The interaction of the world (vyavahar) says that 'this is a sack of wheat'. You may say, 'Now look here! There is grit in it!' And they will say to you, 'You cannot say that, this sack contains only wheat!' That is called worldly interaction (vyavahar). You have to understand worldly interaction!
If I come to your home and I have to brush my teeth in the morning, I will say, 'Give me a toothbrush'. So what sorts of things would you provide?
Questioner: A brush, toothpaste, and everything should be provided.
Dadashri: Yes, would you not bring a water-pitcher, a wooden seat, and all of that?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: But if I only ask for a toothbrush, why would you bring all these other things? Yes, so worldly interaction (vyavahar) is like this. Only so much is said, but you have to understand everything. That is why you need to understand vyavahar. If you just place a toothbrush in front of him, what
| SR No. | 030038 |
| Book Title | Aptavani Shreni 08 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dada Bhagwan |
| Publisher | Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 436 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 1 MB |