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The Fault is of the Sufferer
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Questioner: Then am I to understand that my karmas
are that way?
Dadashri: Definitely. Without a fault of our own, we
do not have to suffer. There is no such person in this world
who can give even the slightest amount of pain to you, and
if there is someone who gives you pain, then that is indeed
your fault. It is not the other person’s fault. He is an apparent
doer instrumental in the unfolding of your karma. Therefore,
‘The fault is of the sufferer.’
If a husband and wife are quarreling a lot, but after a
while when they go to bed, if we quietly check on them, the
wife will be sound asleep while the husband will be tossing
and turning sides. From this, we should understand that it
is all the husband’s fault since the wife is not suffering at
all. Whoever’s fault it is, they suffer. And at that time if the
husband is sleeping while the wife stays awake, then you
should know that it is the wife’s fault. The fault is of the
sufferer. This is a very profound science. The entire world
‘bites’ [blame] only the apparent doer.
Where is the Justice in This?
This world operates subject to regulation, it is not
baseless. There is a regulator of the world which constantly
keeps the world in regulation.
Now, there was a woman waiting at the bus stand. Is
waiting at the bus stand considered a fault? However, all of a
sudden from the side, a bus comes crashing into the bus stand
because the driver lost control of the steering wheel. The bus
came onto the footpath and ran over the woman, destroying
the bus stand as well. Immediately a crowd of five hundred
people gathered around there. Now, if you were to ask them
“Where is the justice in this?” Then they would say, “This