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has to deal with his karma and you have to deal with yours.
There is absolutely no need to form any opinion about anyone.
Questioner: Our opinions are formed in the worldly life.
For example, Rameshbhai takes some money from Nagindas.
He then tells Nagindas, ‘I had told Chandubhai to give you the
money. Has he given you 5000 rupees like I told him to?’ Now,
I, Chandubhai do not know anything about this and I come to
know of it when Nagindas asks me for the money. I tell Nagindas
that I was not even aware of this. Consequently I end up forming
an opinion that Rameshbhai is a liar.
Dadashri: Lord Mahavir goes as far to say that if someone
took a hundred rupees from your pocket yesterday and you
come to know about this through some evidence, then when he
comes back the next day, it is wrong to have suspicion about
him as soon as you see him.
Questioner: And the opinion that he is a liar, is that a
mistake?
Dadashri: It is a mistake (dosh) to harbor suspicion
towards anybody. The Lord says that he was a thief yesterday
due to unfolding of his karma (udayakarma), whereas he may
not be a thief today. This is all according to fruition of one’s
karma (udayakarma).
Questioner: So how then should I behave? If I do not
harbor an opinion about him, then he will get accustomed to it
and feel it is okay to continue the cheating because I am not
going to say anything.
Dadashri: No, you have to proceed with caution but
without maintaining an opinion. If you keep money in your pocket,
and you know that this man had taken your money, you still
should not form the opinion that he is a thief. In this situation, put
your money someplace else.
Questioner: This is not like that. Here Rameshbhai who