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altogether. It is absolutely just and exact by nature. I have assessed the real nature of things and events throughout my life. I have arrived at a wonderful conclusion that will bring everlasting peace and harmony to the world.
The Right to Life for All Beings
Consider why a cat preys on mice and other rodents, but never touches a mole, even if it were hungry! Why?
The food that you receive without effort is the result of the punyas( good or meritorious deeds) from your previous life. A laborer, on the other hand, has to toil away to earn the money to buy food. So from now on make sure that you do not hurt any living being- human, animal or insect. On the one hand people pray to the Lord while on the other, they continue to hurt the very beings within which the Lord resides. How much courage does it take to kill animals or insects? People go around killing snakes and insects too readily, yet is it such a brave and noble thing to do? You can only destroy that which you are capable of creating.
From the relative viewpoint the bedbug is a bedbug, but it is a Pure Soul( shuddhatma) by the real viewpoint. Do you want to kill a Pure Soul? If you cannot tolerate it you should pick it up and put it outside. Man looks for his happiness through killing. Is it possible to kill and find happiness at the same time?
Questioner: What should we do if ants invade our house?
Dadashri: Just keep the door of that room shut. People find ants annoying, but in nature, such a nuisance only lasts a few days and in no time, the ants disappear. So just keep the room shut. If you pondered everything on your own you could even discover whether or not this nuisance is permanent or temporary.
Questioner: Most of the time the ants head for the kitchen, so how can we keep it closed?
Dadashri: That is just a false belief. Understand that you