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Aptavani-9 73 maturation of his karma and today that karma may not be there. Every living being in the world is dependent upon his karmas. So are such things not likely to happen? Question: Yes they are. Dadashri: Still, our people are experts at harboring suspicion, are they not? ‘We’ never have suspicions. ‘We’ stop them before they arise. The one who gets rid of all suspicions is a Gnani. The whole world is dying because of the ghosts of suspicions. Someone will say, ‘Yesterday I saw that person stealing as he passed by this way. Today he has come again.’ This is suspicion rising within. Questioner: What happens if a suspicion of ‘This man is interfering’ arises within the mind? Dadashri: No one is interfering. The one who has such suspicion is the guilty one and should be thrown in jail. Such a person will suffer. He is the one who will suffer. Nobody has to make him suffer; nature will do that. How can the world remain calm even for a moment? How many kinds of suspicions are there? And how much suffering is there in being suspicious? All these sufferings of taapa, santaap, prataap, uttaapa (various forms of suffering) have arisen because of suspicion. Solution for suspicion You never experience any doubts or suspicions, do you? Questioner: It is bound to happen, is it not? Dadashri: What do you do when suspicion arises within you? Questioner: I will inspect it very closely! Dadashri: You will create more doubts and suspicion by attempting to check out whether it is true or not. If there is one