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back’, and if he tells you that he will not pay you any interest,
you can tell him that it is enough that he is paying back the
original amount. Do you understand? This is how the world is.
There is no joy for the one paying back the money and no joy
for the one taking back the money either! Now who is happy
in this matter? And what is more, it is all vyavasthit. It is vyavasthit
when a person does not pay back and vyavasthit when I give
him the same amount again, without receiving the original amount.
Questioner : Why did you give that man another five
hundred rupees?
Dadashri : To make sure that I will never have a cause
for interaction with him again in my life to come. We should
have this much awareness for having deviated in our past life.
Allowed Myself to be Deceived To Avoid Kashayas
My business partner Kantibhai once told me that people
take advantage of my naïve nature. I told him, ‘ You are naive
to think that I am naive.’ I deliberately allow people to deceive
me. He then told me that he would not say such a thing again.
I am always aware of the motives of the one I am dealing
with. I take pity on his covetous nature and intent to deceive,
so I let him go. We all have come here in this life to become
free from kashayas (weaknesses of anger, pride, attachment
and greed) and it is because of this that I allow others to
deceive me. And I will continue to do so. Is there not fun in
being deceived with this awareness? There are only a handful
of people who will do so.
Questioner : There are no such people.
Dadashri : This was my principle from very young age.
Otherwise it is not possible for anyone to deceive me and make
a fool out of me. What was the outcome of my allowing others