Avyakt murli for Saturday 10 June 1972

⁰> > Avyakt BapDada 10th June 1972

¹At the present time, two main weaknesses or defects are visible in the effort of those who are making effort everywhere, and - due to such weaknesses - they are not able to show the wonders that they should. ²What are these two weaknesses?

³On one side there is arrogance,and on the other side there is ignorance.

⁴Both these aspects make your efforts slack.

⁵Arrogance is also very subtle.

⁶Because of arrogance, if someone gives even the slightest signal for your own progress, then, in a subtle way, there isn’t tolerance, but there is instead the thought: “Why did this one say this?” This is said to be “arrogance in a subtle way”.

⁷If someone gives a signal, consider that signal to be a means for your progress for the present and also the future. ⁸There should also be the practice of merging that signal in yourself and the power to tolerate that signal.

⁹In a subtle way, there is also upheaval in your attitude and vision: “Why did this happen?

¹⁰How did this happen?” This is not said to be “the soul-conscious stage”.

¹¹At the time of listening to praise, you have the feeling of love, in your vision and attitude towards that soul. ¹²So, if someone gives a signal for your guidance, is there the feeling of love in that, too, and of being a well-wisher for that soul - that that soul is a very great well-wisher for you? ¹³Such a stage is called “the soul conscious stage”.

¹⁴If you are not soul conscious, then, in other words, it would be called “arrogance”.

¹⁵This is why you are not able to tolerate insult.

¹⁶On the other side you become completely ignorant. ¹⁷You are deceived in many aspects because of this reason too.

¹⁸Some pretend to be ignorant in order to protect themselves, whereas others really are ignorant.

¹⁹So, instead of these two things, imbibe self-respect and also humility through which both these two things will finish.

²⁰In your thoughts, let there be the awareness of self-respect; and in your words and deeds, let there be the stage of humility; and arrogance will then finish.

²¹You have become philosophers, but you have not become spiritual: that is, you have not yet developed this spirit.

²²Those who stay in the soul conscious stage - in the intoxication of soul consciousness - are called “spiritual”.

²³But nowadays, they are visible more as philosophers, and they have very little spiritual power.

²⁴A spirit can do so much in one second.

²⁵Just as a magician can show such wonders in a second, in the same way, those who have spirituality develop the art of attaining success in whatever they do.

²⁶Those people(magicians) have the art of doing everything successfully with their hands, whereas this is being an embodiment of success in every thought and every deed.

²⁷Success means attainment. ²⁸Simply to listen to and relate points is known as “philosophy”.

²⁹There is a temporary impact from philosophy, whereas the influence of spirituality is for all time.

³⁰So, now, in order to attain success in your every deed, you have to bring about spirituality.

³¹To be ignorant means that you do not become an embodiment of whatever you hear.

³²A worthy teacher is one who gives teachings through being an embodiment of those teachings.

³³That one’s form will be full of the teachings.

³⁴Their way of looking and walking will give teachings to others, just as you saw how every action of the sakar form - as a teacher - was that of spirituality in a practical way.

³⁵In other words, you call this “the divine activity”.

³⁶To give teachings to someone through words is a common thing.

³⁷However, everyone wishes to have an experience.

³⁸You have to give an experience with the power of your elevated thoughts and elevated deeds. ³⁹Achcha.

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