Ramesh, a satsangi youth living at the Akshar Purushottam hostel in Vidyanagar, confessed to Bapa about his weakness. He said, “Bapa, I love watching films. I have promised to stop watching movies but I can’t stop myself from going to the cinema. So I fail to keep my promises.”
A friend of his added, “He changes his hairstyle and beard according to the latest trends. He has a fad for clothes. He buys new clothes every 15 days.”
Ramesh agreed and requested, “Swami give me a niyam so that everything gets resolved for life.”
Bapa blessed Ramesh with some sound advice, “You desire to look good and want that others look at you and become attracted to you. Give up this desire altogether. There is no need for all this. You can do without it. Look at us. We shave our beard only once a month. Still people come to see us. There is no need for superficial show. It is more important to make yourself better from within. Everyone has to rid themselves of the inner desire for material thigs. By keeping pace with the changing fashions, you waste time and money. By watching films, do you not allow desires for worldly things to enter within? Instead of ridding your desires, you are allowing them to enter your mind. So do not watch films, do not go to discos and parties. Resolve to give these up altogether.”

Ramesh agreed and received Bapa’s blessings.