The word for that is ‘Nirmam’ — you are not mine. It is instructive that the word ‘Nirmam’ has a pejorative meaning in layman language. There it means cruel, but Nirmam actually is a beautiful word. Nirmam means not mine. You’re not mine, why must I shelter you? You’re not mine—no. You are no well wisher. You are no lover. I will be nirmam. If this is cruelty, you need this kind of cruelty. It is a very life-affirmative cruelty. Read more....
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Questioner: First of all, thank you. How do I relate with myself or with others or with everything in general, because everything is in a flux. Having somebody as a master of his own mind is a rarity, I believe. So, how does one live in such a chaotic world? And with himself he can probably become more responsible, but he cannot take responsibility for the other. So, how does one really conduct in this world? Thank you.
Acharya Prashant: See, all the occupants of the house are actually trespassers and encroachers, right? The house is yours. Don’t you love your house? If you love your house, would you ask how do I get it vacated? Go and kick the damn occupiers out! They are not in you out of love. They are in you as an act of violence. They have come to make an imprint on you. They are impressing their presence on your impressionable mind, on your delicate mind. This is violence. Now, why do you want to harbor them? Why provide them shelter?
And remember, the law is with you—the law of existence. If you don’t want this invalid occupation to continue, it can’t. See, please understand, have you given every single person in the world decent space in your mind? Is that the case?
