Satsang by Gautam Baiji
Problems result from ego.
Our saints remind us, Know thyself. What is my goal?
Sometimes we think, "I will get detached from things."
Only by saying that, can you get detached?
Ask your mind.
You are SO attached - that's why you're suffering.
When you cook, you have two kinds of pans.
One is steel, and one is non-stick.
And you are very clever - when you want to make pudla, you use the non-stick pan it doesn't stick and it's easier to clean.
Do we say, "Let's not make it at all?" No, we love pudla. We love pancakes. We know it will get dirty and we will wash it, and non-stick makes it all easier.
So why are we not using it (non-stick) in our daily life?"
Then Baiji talks about how we can't avoid getting tempted by attachments because we have to be involved with people and situations - we must risk attachment and then make sure we stay ultimately unattached.
In this world, we have to live together.
At the ashram, you all come here.
Should I say, No, don't come here, I will get more attached with you guys, that's not good for a saddhu (holy person).
If the farmer thinks, I will get dirty by the soil, maybe I shouldn't farm at all." "I want to get the nice fruits and vegetables and flowers, but I don't want to touch the mud."
Will he get fruits? Not even in his dreams.
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