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at the ‘first mile’ will continue to evolve at each succeeding mile.
In the previous life one might think that there is nothing wrong
with stealing but in this life he may acquire knowledge where he
feels it is wrong to steal. He holds fast to this opinion but the
fact that he steals is the effect of his opinion from past life and
so the stealing continues. It will not come to a stop, because the
effects cannot be destroyed. These effects have to discharge
and be exhausted, and until they do, one cannot die. All I am
saying is that you should change whatever wrong opinions you
had in the past. Be firm in your decision that you do not want
to steal anymore and keep reminding yourself this. Every time
you think of stealing, destroy the idea of stealing from its
roots. Then you will succeed and bind merit karma for the
next life.
In order to improve their worldly life, I tell people to have
an obliging nature and show kindness towards others. Do not
think about yourself. Render service to others for the welfare
and good of the world. Whatever you spend for yourself goes
down the drain and whatever you do for others is an adjustment
for your next birth.
What does pure Self (Shuddhatma Bhagwan) say? ‘I
take care of the those who take care of others and the ones that
take care of themselves, I leave them to fend for themselves’.
Fault-Finding Vision
Questioner : When we see faults in others, is it because
those very faults exist in us?
Dadashri : No there is no such law but such a fault may
exist. What does the intellect do? It continuously covers up
your own faults and sees faults in others. That is the work of
an unworthy person. The person who has destroyed his fault
(wrong belief) does not see faults in others; he does not have