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Non-Violence
complaint. Therefore they are not responsible. Those who
complain are responsible. The liability therefore, falls on those
who approve and endorse it.
Questioner: So does it depend on the individual’s inner
intent?
Dadashri: Yes, your inner intent determines the degree of
liability you incur.
Questioner: If a mouse or a bird dies in a water tank, the
tank will need to be cleaned out and disinfected. Will the use of
the disinfectants kill all the living organisms in the tank? Who will
be accountable for this sin? Is it the one who does the disinfecting
or the one who makes others do it?
Dadashri: They are both responsible, but their intent of
non-violence should stay. You should not have an opinion to kill.
Questioner: The inner intent is to prevent disease. If the
water in the tank stays contaminated, the people who drink it will
become ill.
Dadashri: Yes, but nevertheless, the wrongful deeds
continue. If you take into account such wrongful deeds, then such
deeds are constantly taking place in the world.
You have to take care of yourself and not worry about
others. Each individual must look after himself. Every living being
has brought with him, his life and time of death. That is why the
Lord has said that no one can kill anyone. Such a statement cannot
be uttered in public or else people may abuse it.
Who do you suppose will clean the contaminated water-
tank in a household of ten people? It will be the person with the
ego. He will say that he will clean out the tank because he is the
right person for the job. All the liability without doubt will fall on
that person - the one who takes on the ‘doer-ship’.