One day I was sitting on the verandah and I saw an ox being pulled mercilessly.  Three men were pulling at its reins from the front and it looked as if they would tear its nose and another man was flogging the poor beast from behind.  They kept poking him with a sharp nailed-stick, but even then the ox would not budge. I asked them why they were treating the ox that way and why would he not move. They told me that they had taken the ox to a vet the day before and it scared him and now he refuses to move. The ox had no choice in the matter. It would have to go.  Instead of going through all the torture, why not go willingly? Either way you will have to comply, so why not do it willingly instead of complying through torture? Everything is mandatory so proceed without causing any problem, otherwise the world will flog you, like the men flogged the ox, and it will force you to comply.

                                                                                   

                                                                                 Gnani Purush Dadashri

 

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