You should not express your viewpoint first. You
should ask, “What do you have to say in this matter?’ If
the other person holds on to [his viewpoint], then ‘we’ let
go of ‘ours’. All you need to take care of is, “In what way
will the other person not get hurt?” Do not impose your
opinion onto the other person. You should accept the other
person’s opinion. ‘We’ have accepted everyone’s opinion
and become a Gnani. If I were to impose my opinion onto
anyone, then I, myself, would fall short. No one should be
hurt by your opinion.
If your ‘revolutions’ are at 1800, and the other person’s
‘revolutions’ are at 600, and if you impose your opinion
onto him, then his ‘engine’ will break down. Then all his
‘gears’ will have to be replaced.
Questioner: What is meant by ‘revolution’?
Dadashri: It is the speed of thinking; it is different for every individual. If something has happened, then in just one minute it can show you so many things; it shows you all its phases at a time. All these great presidents have 1,200 revolutions running per minute; compared to that of ‘ours’, which are running at 5,000, while Lord Mahavir was running at 100,000 revolutions! What is the reason divisiveness due to differences of opinions arises? Your wife has 100 revolutions, while yours are at 500; and you do not know how to apply a ‘counterpulley,’ so sparks fly, quarrels arise. Hey! Many times the engine even breaks down. Did you understand the meaning of ‘revolution’? Therefore, when you speak to laborers, your point does not get through to them. Their revolutions are at 50, and yours are at 500. Some people have 1,000, and some even have 1,200. Depending on their development, people’s revolutions are based on that. Your point will only reach the other person if you apply a counter-pulley in the middle. To apply a ‘counter-pulley’ means that you should add a belt in-between, to lower your revolutions. I apply a counter-pulley with everyone. It is certainly not sufficient to remove just the ego. One also has to apply a counterpulley with everyone. That is the reason why ‘we’ never have any divisiveness due to differences of opinions with anyone! ‘We’ know that this person has only these many revolutions. Therefore, ‘we’ apply a counter-pulley accordingly. ‘We’ also get along very well with little children. That is because ‘we’ apply [a counter-pulley to lower down to] 40 revolutions with them so they understand ‘our’ point. Otherwise, their ‘machine’ would break down.
Questioner: Is it only possible to communicate if one comes to the level of the other person?
Dadashri: Yes, it is only when you come down to their revolutions that will you be able to communicate. While conversing with you, ‘our’ revolutions go to many different places! They go and travel around the entire world! If you do not know how to apply a counter-pulley, then what fault is there of the engine that runs with fewer revolutions? It is your fault that you do not know how to apply a counter-pulley.
Questioner: What is meant by ‘revolution’?
Dadashri: It is the speed of thinking; it is different for every individual. If something has happened, then in just one minute it can show you so many things; it shows you all its phases at a time. All these great presidents have 1,200 revolutions running per minute; compared to that of ‘ours’, which are running at 5,000, while Lord Mahavir was running at 100,000 revolutions! What is the reason divisiveness due to differences of opinions arises? Your wife has 100 revolutions, while yours are at 500; and you do not know how to apply a ‘counterpulley,’ so sparks fly, quarrels arise. Hey! Many times the engine even breaks down. Did you understand the meaning of ‘revolution’? Therefore, when you speak to laborers, your point does not get through to them. Their revolutions are at 50, and yours are at 500. Some people have 1,000, and some even have 1,200. Depending on their development, people’s revolutions are based on that. Your point will only reach the other person if you apply a counter-pulley in the middle. To apply a ‘counter-pulley’ means that you should add a belt in-between, to lower your revolutions. I apply a counter-pulley with everyone. It is certainly not sufficient to remove just the ego. One also has to apply a counterpulley with everyone. That is the reason why ‘we’ never have any divisiveness due to differences of opinions with anyone! ‘We’ know that this person has only these many revolutions. Therefore, ‘we’ apply a counter-pulley accordingly. ‘We’ also get along very well with little children. That is because ‘we’ apply [a counter-pulley to lower down to] 40 revolutions with them so they understand ‘our’ point. Otherwise, their ‘machine’ would break down.
Questioner: Is it only possible to communicate if one comes to the level of the other person?
Dadashri: Yes, it is only when you come down to their revolutions that will you be able to communicate. While conversing with you, ‘our’ revolutions go to many different places! They go and travel around the entire world! If you do not know how to apply a counter-pulley, then what fault is there of the engine that runs with fewer revolutions? It is your fault that you do not know how to apply a counter-pulley.
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