The Fault is of the Sufferer 25
to proceed by analyzing this much, then one would attain liberation directly.
Is the Fault of the Doctor or of the Patient?
A doctor gives an injection to a patient. He then goes home and falls asleep peacefully, meanwhile all night long, the patient is in pain. So who is at fault in this? The patient! And when the doctor suffers, that is when his fault will be caught.
You call a doctor over to check up on your daughter. The doctor comes over and examines her, only to find that there is no pulse. Then the doctor says,“ Why did you call me?”“ Hey, the moment you touched her, is the moment she passed away. Otherwise, there was a pulse.” However, instead, the doctor scolds you and leaves, taking a ten rupee fee.“ Hey, if you are going to scold us, then do not take money, and since you are taking money, do not scold us.” However, such is not the case; he must take his fee, right? So, you have to pay the money. That is how this world is. Therefore, in the current times, do not seek justice!
Questioner: It so happens also that a person takes medicines from me and scolds me.
Dadashri: Yes, that too may happen. Nevertheless, if you consider the other person as a culprit, then you will become a culprit. At that time nature is dispensing justice itself.
While being operated on, if the patient dies, then whose fault is it?
Whose fault is it when you slip while walking around wearing shoes on slippery mud? Hey, mortal one! It is