12 Life Without Conflict
of happiness, he showers happiness even upon those who throw stones at him. The person who throws stones does not realize what he is throwing stones at is a shop of happiness and that he should not do so. He just aims blindly and throws them.
Even when you decide that you do not want to give unhappiness to anyone, will others not give you unhappiness? What will you do then? I will show you a way to handle such situations. One day a week, close your‘ post office’ and do not accept any‘ mail’ from anyone and do not send any‘ money orders’ to anyone either. If someone happens to send you one, keep it aside and say,“ The post office is closed today. I will deal with it tomorrow.” My post office is always closed!
Why do people behave well on Diwali day? It is because they have a change in their belief for that day. They make a decision that they want to spend the day being happy and so their belief changes and that is why they are able to spend the day being happy. You are the boss and therefore, you have the power to make a similar arrangement too. If you decide that you do not want to be rude to anyone, then you will not be able to be rude that day. You should practice and maintain that rule once a week. Close the post office for one day and relax. Let people complain about it being closed for the day.
Vengeance Is Eliminated, Happiness Increases
Only the intent not to hurt anyone in this world is considered true earning in this life. You should affirm such an intention every morning. Accept any abuse anyone gives you and do not try to analyze what you may have done to merit the abuse. If you accept it, then your karmic account will be cleared on the spot. If you do not accept it and instead retaliate, then that account will continue into your next life and that is what we call‘ roonanubandha’. Instead of settling the matter, people retaliate with four times the force. God tells you to give