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a prodder (a stick with a nail at the end) in order to make him
walk, instead would it not be better for him to walk without
being prodded? Otherwise, the farmer will poke him and he will
have to start walking. The bullock is going to walk anyway.
Have you ever seen this? They dig the nail into the bullock to
make him walk. What can the poor dumb animal say? Whom
will it complain to? If you were to prod a person, some other
person will come to his rescue. But to whom can the poor
animal complain? Now why do these animals have to suffer this
way? Their suffering is the result of too much complaining and
accusations in their past life. When they had the power and the
energy to do anything, they kept complaining and now that they
have no power, they simply have to suffer everything silently. So
now you simply have to do ‘plus-minus’, i.e. adjust to
everything. Instead why not stop complaining in the first place?
It is only when you complain that you become the accused. You
should be neither the accuser nor the accused. Credit your
karmic account with any abuse people give you. Do not become
a complainer. What do you think? Is it better to be a
complainer? Then what is wrong with adjusting from the start?
Coming down to the level of others
Questioner: We have to deal with many who are not at
the same level as our self and so often it does not work.
Dadashri: It will not work but you have to adjust and
that is why I have told you do settle with equanimity.
You can make your bright light dimmer, but you cannot
make a dim light brighter. Therefore dim your bright light and
then deal with the other person. When your light increases, do
you adjust it so that it ‘fits’ the person you are dealing with? You
should make it fit that way. You have endless energy and power;
you have to make it fit this way. Take Dada’s name and say,
‘Dada, help me make it fit,’ and it will happen immediately.
Besides you already have decided with your inner intent that you
do not want to hurt anyone even in the slightest degree. If you