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all his father’s qualities. So this would mean that since the father
becomes Lord Krishna, does that mean that his son too will be
Lord Krishna? So many such ‘Lord Krishnas’ have been born.
All Self-Realized beings can be regarded as Lord Krishna, but
have any of their sons also become Lord Krishnas? So therefore
such talks lack understanding.
(P.404)
If the traits of the father were to be transmitted to the
children, all of them would receive the same qualities and in the
same amount. It is because of the acquaintances of the father’s
previous life, that he has such traits. His traits match the traits of
those he knew in his previous life. If his acquaintances from his
past life had similar intellect and thinking as his; then these
acquaintances will be born as his children in this life. And that is
why their characteristics and personalities appear to be similar.
But in reality these attributes are their very own. The scientists
believe that it is because of genetics, but in reality he comes with
his own characteristics. A person may turn out to be a drunk or a
lecher. The circumstances that he surrounded himself with in his
previous life are what he will find in this life. This is exactly how it
is. Nothing is inherited from the parents. It merely appears that
way. In reality these are all his acquaintances from the past life.
(P.404)
Questioner : That means that we are all here for repayment
of previous accounts. Once these accounts of raag and dwesh
we have with everyone from our past life are paid off, they go
their own way.
Dadashri : Yes, it all gets paid off. I am disclosing this
exact science for the first time with such clarity. To clarify this
further, if your father is hot- tempered and you take after him,
then why is your brother so calm? If you inherited the qualities of
your father, then why did your brother not inherit the same