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The Practice of Humanity
intent; there is punishment even for that. The punishment for just looking at another woman with a sexual intent is an animal life-form [in the next life]. This is because that is beastliness. There ought to be humanity.
What is the practice of humanity? To enjoy that which is rightfully yours; that is referred to as humanity. Do you accept this or not?
Questioner: Yes. Dadashri: And that which is not rightfully yours?
Questioner: One should not accept it. Is there any proof that a human will be born in an animal life-form?
Dadashri: Yes, it is with proof. Such statements cannot be made baselessly, without proof.
For how long is the life-form as a human retained? The life-form as a human is retained as long as one does not indulge in that which is not rightfully his, even to the slightest extent. Those who enjoy what is rightfully theirs are born as humans. Those who enjoy what is not rightfully theirs are born as animals. Those who give what is rightfully theirs to others, go to the celestial realm (dev gati), and those who forcibly take from others that which is not rightfully theirs and hurt them in the process, go to hell (nark gati).
The Meaning of Humanity Humanity means, 'I enjoy what is mine and you enjoy what is yours. Whatever comes to me as my share is mine and whatever comes to you as your share is yours.” Humanity means to not eye that which belongs to someone else. And beastliness means, “What is mine is mine and what is yours is also mine!' And what is an attribute of divinity? “What is yours is yours and what is mine is also yours.' A benevolent person will even give away to others
