The Mystery Behind Different Faces

Questioner: The courts are functioning based on that.

Dadashri: Yes, the courts are functioning based on that. The fingerprint of the thumb acts as a signature; the courts are functioning based on that.

Questioner: Even the lines on people’s palms are not identical, are they, Dada? They are all completely different, the lines on the palms are different.

Dadashri: As the space is different, everything is different. Even the hair on the head is different, the nose is different; everything is different.

Questioner: Would two strands of hair which are right next to each other also be different?

Dadashri: Everything is different. The space of both is different, isn’t it! The space for all is different. Even the two eyes are different, aren’t they? The space for both is different. The two ears are different; one ear may be hearing well while the other may be slightly deaf.

As the space is different, there are differences in every individual. So, a certain number of people become soldiers, a certain number become carpenters, a certain number become women; that is the kind of ‘crop’ that would yield. How wonderful is this vyavasthit!

Examine It Very Minutely

Questioner: We say that there is life (jeev) even in the vegetation. Now, the taste of all the mangoes on a mango tree is identical. Whereas in humans, if someone has five children, the thoughts, speech, and actions of all five children varies.

Dadashri: Even in the mangoes, there are differences. You do not have the capacity to examine it so minutely, you do not have the capacity to understand that. Every mango has a different taste. There is a difference even in every leaf. They may look the same, they may smell the same, but there is some difference. This is because, the law of the world is that as there is a change in space, there will inevitably be differences. Did you understand?

Questioner: Yes.

Dadashri: You can see the differences within all human beings, but the cows and buffaloes cannot see them. To the cows, all humans appear to be the same. Similarly, we cannot see the differences in these leaves, in these mangoes. For everything, as the space changes, there will definitely be differences. This space is different, that space is different. Did you understand the law of this Science? There will be a difference when there is a change in space, and also when there is a change in time.

If you were to make rotli (flat bread) right now, the taste of the first rotli would be different and the taste of the second rotli would be different. They may all appear similar, but you do not have the capacity to examine it so minutely, so you don’t have the ability to investigate it in that detail. The person making it is the same, the place is the same, but the time keeps changing, doesn’t it! So there will definitely be a change in the taste. That is indeed why some people become famous for their savory fritters. Why is that? Hey, what does he do differently with the savory fritters? It is his intent, the time, and the space. So this is how the world functions. As the time and the space changes, everything else will definitely change. Our intent changes. Say this lady was making rotli right now. While making the first two, she feels, ‘I want to feed them the best rotli today.’ Just then, along comes an acquaintance. Upon seeing the person, her intent spoils, ‘What is he doing here?’ From that moment on, the rotlis become ruined, even if the dough is the very same. No two roses are identical. There is a change in each flower. You cannot see that subtlety. As there is a change in the kshetra, there are all these differences.

No living being (jeev) resides within another living being. And if there is one, say it is in a subtle form, yet it is not inside the living being, it is outside the living being; it is inside the body of that living being, but it is not inside the living being itself. Meaning that, the place, the space that each individual has, the space that one has occupied, there is no other [living being] within that space, hence as each one’s space is different, consequently each individual’s effort would be different, each individual’s work would be different. Everyone’s circumstances are different and so everything happens according to the circumstances.

If extra fertilizer has fallen on one spot, then the plants there will thrive and grow bigger, whereas if no fertilizer fell on another spot, then the plant there would be small. If there is a hole in one place, and if water has become logged there, then the plants growing there will wilt away. This is how the world is. Meaning that, this world is one that is full of differences. Did you understand some of this?

The Same Speech, the Same Time, a Different Space!

When I speak, everyone hears the same thing at the same time. So everyone receives the same content. But why does there end up being a variation [in understanding]? It all happens due to the space the body has occupied. No one else is sitting in the place where you are sitting, right? The space where you are sitting, the other person’s space, everyone’s space is different, isn’t it? Is the space different or not?

Questioner: The place is different.

Dadashri: The seating is different, yet they are listening to the same thing. Everyone is listening at the same time, but they are not listening in the same space.

They are listening at the same time, and there is only one person who is doing the talking. For all the one hundred thousand people, the timing is the very same. When ‘we’ are speaking, it all appears to be the same, yet as the space is different, everything will end up being different. Therefore, if the space becomes the same, then everything else will become the same. So, people become perplexed, ‘Why is it like this? Why is it all different?’ That is what people ask.

The intent arises according to the place, moreover the one who is within is different, so the space remains different, and that is why different kinds of intents arise. I may say one thing, but a different kind of intent may arise within both, you and this other person; they are different for both. For some, a contradiction may arise that, ‘What Dada is saying is wrong.’ Therefore, everything is dependent on space. As the space is different for everyone, therefore it brings about a different effect for each person. That is why what each person grasps is different.

So there is One’s existence (astitva) and there is [the element of] Space. Whereas with regards to the original location [the original Self], fundamentally in One’s own realm [of the Self], there is no difference in that space.

Where Does Niyati Come Into Play In This?

Questioner: These two boys were to attain a certain amount of knowledge from this man and so they did. The man is speaking the same speech, yet the fifteen other people that are around remain unaffected by it. So for these two boys, it happened because it was meant to happen. Therefore, that is niyati (the level of spiritual development of a soul as it progresses naturally on the track of evolution), isn’t it?

Dadashri: No, that is not niyati. Niyati applies only when the space is the same. If everyone were to be in the same space, then niyati would apply. In fact, the space is