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The Fault is of the Sufferer
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brothers fall asleep peacefully, don’t they! His mother also
falls asleep peacefully, doesn’t she! While this unfortunate
old man is the only one who stays awake. So it is his fault.
What is his fault? It is that this old man in his past life had
spoiled this boy. Therefore, those karmic ties from the past
life remain. That is why the old man is suffering, and when
the son will suffer, that is when his fault will be caught. Out
of the two, who is the one suffering? It is the fault of the one
suffering. If one understands just this one law, then the entire
path to liberation opens up!
So then I told the father, “Now you should continue
doing things that are beneficial for him. Keep helping him in
ways that benefit him and do not harm him. Do not take on
any mental afflictions [on his account]. Run errands for him,
do everything. If you have the money then give it to him, but
do not remember the mental afflictions.”
Nevertheless, what is the law that we follow? The fault
is of the sufferer. Your son comes home drunk and falls asleep
soundly, while you cannot fall asleep the entire night. Then
you tell me that, “The hypocrite has gone to sleep.” I would
say, “Hey, you are suffering, so it is your fault. When he will
suffer, then it will be his fault.”
Questioner: Parents suffer the fault, but they suffer it
with my-ness and a sense of responsibility, isn’t it?
Dadashri: Not just my-ness and a sense of responsibility,
but the main reason is that the fault is theirs. Apart from my-
ness, there are many other causes. However, you are suffering
so it is your fault. Therefore, do not find fault in anyone else.
Otherwise, a karmic account for the next life will be bound
once again!
So the laws in both cases are different. If you honor the