This body is the outer packing and the One within is God. Similarly your packing belongs to Chandulal, your worldly entity, and within resides the Lord,  God. The outer packing of that animal is that of a donkey and God resides within. People are foolish when they curse a donkey if it crosses their path They do not know that  God within takes note of their condemnation, and consequently they will have to endure one birth as a donkey themselves.  The outer packing can be anything.  It can be that of a mango tree or anything else.  What do the merchants and shopkeepers pay importance to, the outer package or the goods within? Of what use is the packing anyway? We are only concerned with the contents, are we not?  Some packing may be rotten or torn but the content within is pure, is it not?

 

 

 

Gnani Purush Dadashri

 

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