Akram Youth The Flawless Vision | August 2016 | Akram Youth | Page 12

Dada’s Book Excerpt
Questioner: Lord Mahavir saw
the entire world as faultless.
Dadashri: He saw this through
His own flawless vision. He did not see
anyone at fault. I too have seen the
world as flawless and found that no one
is at fault. Whether someone garlands
me or insults me, he is faultless. It is due
to illusion that people seem to be at
fault. It is the vision that is at fault.
Questioner: How can we be
flawless?
Dadashri: It can only be attained
through seeing everyone in the world as
faultless (Nirdosh). I see everyone as

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faultless, whether a person reveres or
insults me, whether a person has good
intentions or malevolence towards me, I
see them both in equal light.
Nobody is at fault. If they make
mistakes, the mistakes are a result of their
past life, so in this life they end up making
mistakes against their wishes. Do you not
make mistakes against your wishes? He
makes mistakes because of the baggage
he brings into this life, and that is why he is
not at fault.
Through Which Vision Can You See the
World as Innocent?
Do not look at the physical body
(pudgal); do not focus your attention on
the pudgal. Focus your attention only
towards the Soul (Atma). Lord Mahavir
even regarded the people who pierced
nails into His ears, as being without fault.
You are the one at fault when you see
faults in others. It is the ego on your part
and when you do this, you get double the
beating! For one you are not rewarded for
your 'efforts' and on top of that you get a
beating! When you say that people
create obstacles in your path
of liberation, you
perceive it