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of this Gnan. Raju is a Kshatriya and so he accepted right
away when Dada said, ‘You are separate’, whereas people of
your Vanik class would not refrain from being affected, would
they?
Questioner: Yes Dada, it would affect them. What kind
of karmas would have caused him to be burnt?
Dadashri: That kind of work is really for us Kshatriyas.
One has to suffer the same intensity of suffering, that he has
caused others. It can be caused to any living being, whether
human or animal. This did not come about as a result of trying
to earn money and a daily living. It is a repayment of causing
suffering for others. This kind of repayment is the result of giving
even the slightest misery to others. Kshatriyas can cause as well
as suffer such pain, whereas you can never cause such pain to
others; neither can you suffer it.
Questioner: It must be from his past life, surely?
Dadashri: This is an effect of causes from the past life.
When a baby is born, he comes out headfirst. In the
womb, the child is up-side-down and cannot turn around and
yet, is it the mother that pushes him out, is it the doctor that pulls
him out, or does he come out on his own? These are all effects;
they are results. Whatever the causes were from the past life,
their results are produced naturally.
The Enemies Within and the Arihant
‘Nipje narthi toh koi na rahe dukhi,
shatru marine, sau mitra rakhe.’
‘If it were possible for humans, no one would remain miserable,
by killing the enemies, only the friends will remain.’
If it were possible, humans would destroy all the
enemies and only have friends. Even then the world would not
be without enemies. Enemies will arise from friends. Instead of