Who gets Depression?

Questioner: How can one decrease his egoism if he does not have Self-realization?

Dadashri: The egoism will begin to break if someone insults you. There's a big difference between breaking egoism and scratching it. This is how egoism breaks up. So when someone insults you, you should do the intent (bhaav) of, 'Dada Bhagawan, give him peace'. And if you happen to lose ten dollars somewhere, you should not start worrying. Just say, 'Dada, as you like, so be it''.

And another thing is that you should never say, 'I am intelligent'.Never say, 'I am not intelligent'. Otherwise it will spur a 'psychological effect'. By saying, 'I am intelligent', the egoism will increase. Try out these experiments, of tolerance, and also by saying, 'whatever Dada Bhagwan wills, is right' and carry on like this. And so your egoism will decrease. Have you understood this? It is short and simple; it is not complicated. If you try just this much, it will be more than enough.

Questioner: But when the time comes, we can't put it into practice.

Dadashri: If you take Dada Bhagawan*'s name, it will happen. If you try to do it directly, it will not work. We' give you 'our' blessings. If you inadvertently say something that hurts the other person, then repentant for it. And after that, say, 'Dada Bhagawan, please give him peace.' There are even effects of egoism. If you cut the egoism right now, it can be easily cut. However its 'link' never goes away, its roots never go. Then after twelve months or two years, it will sprout again. This knowledge is scientific and therefore, it actually works.

*Dada Bhagawan = When asked "who is Dada Bhagwan?" - Dadashri would say: "What you see here is not 'Dada Bhagwan.' What you see is 'A.M.Patel.' I am a Gnani Purush and He that is manifest within me, is 'Dada Bhagwan'. He is the Lord within. He is within you and everyone else. He has not yet manifest within you, whereas within me he is fully manifest. I myself am not a Bhagwan. I too bow down to Dada Bhagwan within me."