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not suffer disappointment.
Generation Gap
(P.339)
Children are really our accounts of raag and dwesh, not
money. Raag and dwesh is a consequence of relationships from
our past lives. As a consequence of these accounts of raag and
dwesh, the children will harass the father to no end. Even the
great King Shrenik in the time of Lord Mahavir was tortured in
prison by his own son.
People complain about having no children. What is all the
fuss about having children when they make their parents’ lives
miserable? What use are they? Was there ever a life in which you
did not have children? You have finally, with so much difficulty,
managed to attain this human life and that too being without a
child, so use it to your advantage. Search for that which will lead
you to your liberation.
(P. 341)
Questioner : Last year I lost my only son and I suffered a
lot. I want to know what I did in my previous life to deserve this.
Dadashri : This is simply a matter of accounts. His time
with you is dependant on this account. Once the account is over,
he leaves. This is the law.
Questioner : When a child dies immediately after birth,
does it mean that the child had just that much of an account with
us?
Dadashri : The account of raag and dwesh of the child
with his parents is very precise. When he leaves he makes them
suffer terribly. Some accounts are such that the child will die only
after leaving his parents with enormous medical bills. (P.348)
When parents grieve for their dead child, it brings suffering
to the child. People do all sorts of things in ignorance. You should
accept things and stay calm. Why all the unnecessary fuss?