37.1 In the Samvat year 1880, on Bhãdarvã vad 1 [21st September 1823], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on the veranda outside the west-facing rooms of Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. At that time, a sabhã of paramhans, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
37.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked, “In the Geetã, it is said that even a person possessing gnãn behaves according to his svabhãvs, and not even the strength of self-control mentioned in the shãstras is effective in such cases. Then, how can such svabhãvs be eradicated?”
37.3 All the munis thought over the question, but they were unable to answer it.
37.4 Shreeji Mahãrãj then said, “The answer to that is as follows: When a sat-purush gives guidance on how to eradicate such svabhãvs, if a person has total faith in those words; if he has deep love for the sat-purush giving the guidance; and if he accepts those words to be for his own benefit no matter how painfully strong these sat-purush’s words seem, then his svabhãvs will be eradicated. Except for this, there is no other method. Therefore, regardless of how much Bhagvãn or the sat-purush insults him for the purpose of eradicating his svabhãvs, and regardless of the harsh words they may utter, a person who wishes to eradicate his svabhãvs should not feel hurt in any way and should consider only the qualities of the person advising him. If a person behaves in this way, then that svabhãv, which otherwise could not be eradicated in any way, is eradicated.”
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