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such records are playing everywhere. A Gnani sees the Self
within all as pure. Everyone is entrapped in this prison of the
world so what can they do? What can anyone do being caught
up in this trap of conflicts? What kind of trap is this? Everyone
in a household will gang up on one person. Just think of the
plight of that poor fellow when there is a war within the four
walls of his home. He does not even sleep in peace. Out of fear
of displeasing people at home, he even turns down an invitation
from a friend to a dinner. Every moment there is misery he
cannot escape and he has to endure it. Even at home he has to
live in a hostile environment. Just look at the effects of karma!
It is his own karma. The world is such that there is no escape
from suffering.
One man told me that he got married but does not like
his wife.
Dadashri : Why, what is the reason for not liking her?
Questioner : She is lame. She limps a little when she
walks.
Dadashri : Does your wife like you or not?
Questioner : I certainly am likeable. I am good looking,
educated, I have a good income and I do not have a physical
deformity.
Dadashri : Then the fault is yours. What did you do
wrong to deserve a lame wife like her and what kind of merit
karma did she have to deserve a good husband like you?
What you reap is what you had sowed so why blame
others for your misfortune? Now go and endure your own
mistakes and do not repeat the same mistake again. The man
understood all this and his life, which was on the brink of a
breakdown started to mend.