Just as when you are walking down a road, you are very cautious. Then regardless of how bad the other person is, if he collides with you and causes you harm, that is a different matter. However, you should not have the intention to harm anyone. Even if you try to cause harm to him, the harm is indeed going to come to you. Therefore, in every collision, both parties suffer. If you hurt anyone, then you will inevitably suffer pain at that very moment. That is a collision; that is why I have given this example, that the laws of traffic are such that if you collide with someone, you may end up getting killed. There is danger in collision. Therefore, do not collide with anyone. Similarly, do not get into collisions in worldly affairs. There is always danger in colliding. Besides, collisions only occur occasionally, it is not as if they happen two hundred times a month, do they? How often does it occur in the course of a month?
Questioner: Sometimes, two to four times
Dadashri: Yes, so you should resolve that much. What I am saying is that, why would you ruin everything? It does not suit you to ruin associations with other people. All these people here abide by the traffic laws; they do not drive according to their own interpretation, do they? Whereas here, they do according to their own understanding! Aren’t there laws? One does not have any problem in that [driving], how wonderful are the traffic laws set up! Now, if you understand and abide by these laws, then you will not encounter difficulty again. Therefore, there is a mistake in understanding these laws. The one explaining these laws must have a thorough understanding of them. Because you have made a firm decision to abide by these traffic rules, look at how well you are able to abide by them! Why does your ego not arise in this matter and say, ‘It doesn’t matter what they say, I am going to do it my way.’ This is because when it comes to traffic laws, one is able to understand the consequences through the intellect, because they are tangible, such as, ‘The hand will get chopped off; I will die on the spot.’ Whereas one does not realize that, ‘If I enter into a clash then I will die.’ One is not aware of this. It is beyond the intellect. It is a subtle matter. All of the losses incurred through clashes are subtle.
Questioner: Sometimes, two to four times
Dadashri: Yes, so you should resolve that much. What I am saying is that, why would you ruin everything? It does not suit you to ruin associations with other people. All these people here abide by the traffic laws; they do not drive according to their own interpretation, do they? Whereas here, they do according to their own understanding! Aren’t there laws? One does not have any problem in that [driving], how wonderful are the traffic laws set up! Now, if you understand and abide by these laws, then you will not encounter difficulty again. Therefore, there is a mistake in understanding these laws. The one explaining these laws must have a thorough understanding of them. Because you have made a firm decision to abide by these traffic rules, look at how well you are able to abide by them! Why does your ego not arise in this matter and say, ‘It doesn’t matter what they say, I am going to do it my way.’ This is because when it comes to traffic laws, one is able to understand the consequences through the intellect, because they are tangible, such as, ‘The hand will get chopped off; I will die on the spot.’ Whereas one does not realize that, ‘If I enter into a clash then I will die.’ One is not aware of this. It is beyond the intellect. It is a subtle matter. All of the losses incurred through clashes are subtle.
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