Your home is a garden.  During the times of Satyug, Dwapar and Tretayug, homes were like farms. Some farms had roses only while others only had lilies.  Nowadays, homes have become a garden; you find different varieties of flowers.  No plants are the same.  Should we not examine whether a flower is a rose or a jasmine? In Satyug, if in a household one was a rose, then all the rest were roses, and if in another home one was a jasmine, then all were jasmines. If everyone in a home were a rose, as in a farm, it would not matter. But nowadays these homes have become gardens, where one is a rose and another is a jasmine.  The rose complains,  “Why are you not like me?  Look at how white you are and look at my pretty color.”  The jasmine will reply, “You are full of thorns.”  If it is a rose, then of course it will have thorns and if it is a jasmine, of course it will be white.

In this time of Kaliyug, the plants in every household are so diverse that the house has become a garden. One does not see this and so it leads to misery. The world does not have this view. No one is bad. These differences of opinion are because of egoism. I do not have ego, so I have no conflict with the world. I can see that this is a rose, this is a jasmine, this is a moonflower and this is the flower of a bitter gourd. I recognize all these. These gardens should be appreciated. What do you think?

Questioner :  You are right.

Dadashri : It’s like this: inherent characteristics (prakriti) of person does not change. It has its own qualities. It remains the same.  I know and understand each and every person's inherent characteristics(prakriti).  I recognize it right away so therefore I interact with people according to their inherent characteristics(prakriti). If you seek to enjoy the sun at noon in midsummer, you will suffer. The winter sun is not as harsh. Once you know the inherent characteristics(prakriti) of the sun, you can make adjustment for your purpose.

I understand your inherent characteristics(prakriti), so even if you seek to clash with me, I will avoid it. I will not let it happen. Otherwise, both will suffer in the collision. Therefore, recognize the inherent characteristics(prakriti) of everyone in the home.

In this Kaliyug, inherent characteristics(prakriti) are not homogenous like a crop, but they exist in the form of a garden, where one is a lily, one a rose or one a jasmine. All these flowers are fighting, and that is why there are perpetual arguments.