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The Fault is of the Sufferer
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If you perceive the other person’s face to be sullen, then
that is your fault. At that time, if you recall the pure Soul within
that person, and ask for forgiveness repeatedly, then you are
able to become free from the past karmic ties.
If the wife puts some eye-drops in your eyes and
your eyes hurt, then that is your fault. The one who endures
suffering is the one at fault. That is what the vitaraag Lord
(the fully enlightened living being who has no attachment to
the relative self or any other thing in the world) says. Whereas,
these people ‘bite’ the apparent doer who is instrumental in
the unfolding of karma!
It is due to one’s own fault that one receives beatings.
The one who threw the stone is not at fault. The one who
was hit is at fault! No matter what the faults or misdeeds are
of the children around you, if you are not affected by them,
then it is not your fault. And if you are affected by them, then
understand that it is indeed your fault!
A New Method for Debit-Credit!
If two people, Chandubhai and Laxmichand meet
and Chandubhai accuses Laxmichand, “You have wronged
me!” Later at night, Laxmichand cannot sleep, while
Chandubhai falls asleep peacefully. That means that the
fault is Laxmichand’s. However, if Laxmichand remembers
Dada’s phrase, ‘The fault is of the sufferer,’ then he will also
fall asleep peacefully. Otherwise, he would hurl Chandubhai
numerous abuses!
What if you lent some money to Mr. Suleiman and
even after six months he does not return it? Hey, who was
it that lent the money? It was your ego. He ‘fed’ [flattered]
it, hence you became merciful and gave him the money.
So now, write the amount off in Suleiman’s account and
credit it to the account of the ego.