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