Baba says, “you mustn’t have any conflict with anyone.”

Maya becomes more and more severe by the day, points out Baba. She also becomes a maharathi and fights with the maharathis. But then what is Maya anyway? She is nothing but the weakness of my own mind. To say: “Maya came” is to say that I came face to face with my own weakness. And a weakness, by definition, cannot be strong or powerful. “So“, asks Baba, “why do you become afraid of Maya?” When I confront a weakness, then I learn where it is that I am weak. Sometimes, I learn that I lack tolerance, sometimes, I learn that I come into upheaval easily, that I lack a constant and steady stage. Sometimes, the weakness teaches me that I am not an embodiment of peace yet. So rather than look at Maya as an opponent or enemy, I realize that this is just a weakness that I need to realize and course correct. When this is my mindset, then I won’t have as much fear and I won’t be defeated. Parents say to little children to make them afraid: A monster will come! “All of you have made Maya a monster. In fact, Maya herself is afraid to come to you, she is nothing but a weakness.“, explains Baba.

Many children, Baba observes, have the specialty of flying very fast but when they become afraid, they are afraid of even a small fly! So one day, I am in great happiness and the next day, my face would have changed. The main foundation for this kind of nature is the lack of the power to tolerate. When something doesn’t suit me, I am quick to change either the place or the person with whom I get disturbed but I don’t change myself. “You now have to change this sanskar“, teaches Baba. “I have to change myself!“, not the place or the person, but myself. “Keep this in your awareness a lot more.“, He teaches. To tolerate is to adjust, it is to recognize that the tree is a variety tree. No tow souls are the same, no two souls have the same part. Each one is created unique, with their own unique part in the drama. The drama only works when the actors work well with each other and not step away from each other or renounce anything.

Sure, there are situations of a swan and a stork and there is bound to be conflict there but, says Baba, it is my duty to continue to try to keep good wishes for them. In many cases, those who were once completely against have gone even further than the instrument souls!, He points out and so, He says, “try using your good wishes with full force.” If that doesn’t work, then my duty is to take the matter to the instrument souls. If they think it is a good idea to separate and I do that, then it is no longer my responsibility. I am simply following directions and so I am carefree. But often, I leave things by force. I don’t like the person or the place and I walk away. But the problem with this is that the other soul will continue to pull my intellect and this becomes a big obstacle. I may have separated physically but the karmic accounts of the mind will continue to pull me. “Therefore,” teaches Baba, “continue to verify everything with the instrument souls. This is the philosophy of karma.“

Another area where a conflict of sanskars arises is due to jealousy amongst Brahmin souls who are peers. I think that so-and-so became an instrument at the center or got made in-charge of a big project and I feel jealous. But, says Baba, rather than be jealous of them, think about who it is that made them that. Even if a senior instrument soul made them in-charge of that project or made them in-charge of a center, it is still Baba who is in-charge of everything and getting everything done. And so when the Father is placed in between, the weakness of jealousy, that is, Maya, will run away. When I understand deeply that the Father is in-charge, then I realize that there is benefit in every situation and circumstance. Even so, if I believe that there is something very wrong with a decision made, then it is again my duty to express my concern to the instrument souls- not out of jealousy, but because I genuinely believe something should change, because I consider the Father’s service to be my service and so I offer my opinion with good wishes and a sense of elevated responsibility. Once it has been handed over, I become carefree; I don’t dwell on it and wonder: “Was anything done about it!? nothing was done!..”etc. I already informed the seniors with good wishes and have emptied myself. If I see that the seniors haven’t paid attention to it, then Baba says, I may write to them about it a second time…but again, with feelings of service, not out of jealousy. “If the instrument souls ask you to leave the matter alone, then you should no longer waste your thoughts or time. Don’t get jealous! Whose task is it and who made them instruments? Just remember that.“, teaches Baba. “With which specialty have they been made a special soul? Imbibe that specialty yourself and that will then become a race, not a competition (reece).“

Similarly, if someone says something rude, never get upset, teaches Baba. Rather, I ask that person with what intention they said what they did. “If they don’t clarify, again, ask the instrument souls what your mistake was in that situation“, teaches Baba. “If you have verified from the top that it was not your mistake, then just become carefree.” At the end of the day, everyone ought to understand one thing, explains Baba: all karmic accounts have to be settled here through Brahmin souls. So, don’t be afraid about what is happening in the Brahmin family. Remain happy. Your karmic accounts are soon to finish. So, there will be nothing but constant progress. Now, He says, make a promise that you won’t be confused about small matters, that you won’t become problems but that you will become those who solve problems.