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Aptavani-1
Dadashri : If you were to break this china cup would
you feel as much aggravation as you would if your child broke
it? Everything is a consequence of your own mistakes. If you
understand that you have to face difficulties because of your
own past account, then would you worry or agonize over it? By
placing blame on others, you create unnecessary worries and
suffering. Your suffering continues day and night when you feel
that you are the one that has to endure so much.
The knowledge of the Self is such that as it grows, it
yields results. You will no longer experience any suffering. There
is no suffering in the Gnata-gneya relationship, where you are
the Knower, merely observing the object, that which is to be
known. Why is it that the person who fights with you, fights with
only you and no one else? That itself is your own fault. Your
own mistakes bind you and you have to become free from only
your own mistakes. These are all relationships of circumstances.
These are all circumstances in front of you. Without past
accounts, you would not encounter anyone. You are bound
entirely by your own faults and it is only through becoming
aware of your faults that you can become free. Seeing only my
own faults liberated me. You will continue to become free as
you see your own faults.
You can bear losing five hundred rupees if you lost them
yourself. In the same token you will find the strength to endure
the consequences of your past mistakes once you realize that
you are the one at fault. You become free once you realize
that you were at fault, otherwise you become bound even
further.
People will tell you to become strong and increase your
power of tolerance. But how long can the rope of tolerance last
before it breaks? Tolerance has limits. The amount of strength
or power needed to tolerate would equal the amount of power