The Mystery Behind Different Faces

Questioner: Would there be someone exactly the same as him over there? Take Pravinbhai for example, would there be another Pravinbhai just like him over there?

Dadashri: No, no, no. What is the reason for that? The space of every living being is different, therefore the design of every individual is different. No two living beings can live in the same space at the same time. The time may be the same for all, but the space differs. That is why the face cannot be the same for every living being. The cows and buffaloes may all appear the same to you. But no, they cannot be the same, there would definitely be a difference. The reason is, as the space is different, so there would definitely be a difference.

Actually, even the scientists do not know this yet. They would not realize this. This is a place where the intellect cannot reach. It becomes easy once they have been told. The intellect would not reach there at first. But I found the answer. Thereafter, I did not raise questions as to, ‘Why do these differences exist?’ or ‘Why is it like this?’ Some have very large noses, some have flat noses, some have pointed noses, some noses are wide, some may have a nose like this. Have you ever seen people with flat noses? Have you seen them all? There are a wide variety of them.

Questioner: So then why are all the idols of the Tirthankar Lords in the temples identical?

Dadashri: They cannot be identical. Idols cannot be identical. The idol of Lord Neminath is always black.

Questioner: Not black; the face, the shape…

Dadashri: That is based on who sculpted them, was it this person [the sculptor] or someone else [space]? Has it been sculpted by space? If space were to sculpt them, each one would be different. It is actually the one with a chisel who sculpts them. If the stone breaks a little more than required, then he would carve the nose a certain way. He may have intended to shape it one way, but he ends up shaping it another way.

Even Two Leaves of a Tamarind Tree Are Different!

Questioner: There is not a single thing that is identical. You have said that not even two leaves of a tamarind tree are identical.

Dadashri: Nothing is identical.

Questioner: One would definitely not know this, Dada. How would a scientist know this?

Dadashri: They would not. Why is he himself different? So, he thinks that there has to be someone else who is doing the sculpting.

Questioner: Then he gets stuck there, and so he stops thinking about it.

Dadashri: He gets tired and lets go of it. However, this space is ‘our’ discovery. When I had not yet discovered it, I used to think, ‘What are these differences based on? And what properties are there that they remain different?’ Then, once the discovery was made, that is when I came to know. Because otherwise, whom would we allow to enter our home if everyone were to look identical? Then it would not be fun either, would it? When the groom arrives at the wedding, they would lose him. Then, someone else would come along. Whereas this is actually running so smoothly, isn’t it? Where did all these designs come from? That is a wonder, isn’t it!

Questioner: These fingerprints, they are also different for every person.

Dadashri: Yes, they are different.