What is required to make worldly interaction pure?
Complete common sense is needed, stillness and seriousness
is needed. Common sense is necessary in worldly
interaction. Common sense means ‘everywhere applicable’.
If one has common sense along with Self-realization, then
he will be very radiant.
Questioner: How does common sense arise?
Dadashri: If someone clashes with you but you do not clash with them, if you can prevail in that, then common sense will arise. However, you should not clash with anyone; otherwise, you will lose your common sense. There should be no friction from your end. Through another person’s friction, common sense arises in you. The energy of the Self is such that it will reveal all the solutions for how to conduct yourself during times of friction. And once it reveals that, that knowledge will never leave you. In this way, common sense will accumulate. I usually do not experience any friction. I have tremendous common sense, so I immediately understand what you are trying to say. Other people may think what is being said is harmful to Dada, but I realize instantly that this harm is not really harm. It is not harmful from the worldly view, nor is it harmful from a religious view, and it is definitely not harmful in relation to the Self. People may think that this person is doing that which is harmful to the Self, but I understand the benefits of it. That is the impact of common sense. Thus, I have given you the definition of common sense, that it is ‘everywhere applicable’. There is no such thing as common sense at all in today’s generation. It has progressively declined with each generation.
After acquiring this Science [of the Self], a person can live like this. Or else a rare person in the general population can live this way; there are such blessed people! However, they can remain this way in some places, they cannot remain this way in every situation.
Questioner: The cause of all friction is indeed that there is a vast difference between one [developmental] layer and another?
Dadashri: Friction is progress. However much conflict arises, friction arises, that much scope one has to progress. If friction does not arise, then you will remain right where you are. That is why people seek out friction.
Questioner: How does common sense arise?
Dadashri: If someone clashes with you but you do not clash with them, if you can prevail in that, then common sense will arise. However, you should not clash with anyone; otherwise, you will lose your common sense. There should be no friction from your end. Through another person’s friction, common sense arises in you. The energy of the Self is such that it will reveal all the solutions for how to conduct yourself during times of friction. And once it reveals that, that knowledge will never leave you. In this way, common sense will accumulate. I usually do not experience any friction. I have tremendous common sense, so I immediately understand what you are trying to say. Other people may think what is being said is harmful to Dada, but I realize instantly that this harm is not really harm. It is not harmful from the worldly view, nor is it harmful from a religious view, and it is definitely not harmful in relation to the Self. People may think that this person is doing that which is harmful to the Self, but I understand the benefits of it. That is the impact of common sense. Thus, I have given you the definition of common sense, that it is ‘everywhere applicable’. There is no such thing as common sense at all in today’s generation. It has progressively declined with each generation.
After acquiring this Science [of the Self], a person can live like this. Or else a rare person in the general population can live this way; there are such blessed people! However, they can remain this way in some places, they cannot remain this way in every situation.
Questioner: The cause of all friction is indeed that there is a vast difference between one [developmental] layer and another?
Dadashri: Friction is progress. However much conflict arises, friction arises, that much scope one has to progress. If friction does not arise, then you will remain right where you are. That is why people seek out friction.
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