Non-Violence
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killing lives. One buys and uses the insecticide with the intention
of killing. So that is all sin.
Questioner: But the aim is to produce better crops.
Dadashri: I know what makes the crops grow; what
supports the farmers and their farming. I know and understand
the real foundation of everything that takes place in this world.
People do not have this knowledge of the real doer and that is
why they assume doer-ship of their acts. They believe that the
crops grow because of their efforts and actions. Farmers believe
that their crops grow better because they use pesticides. It is a
very grave sin to support one’s deeds with this belief. Once this
wrong belief is taken away, there is no support for that action,
and so there are no consequences.
Questioner: So then what happens to the individual’s
independent effort (purushaarth)?
Dadashri: The true definition of purushaarth (highest
endeavor) is to observe and know the events that are occurring.
Nothing else. Moreover, the thoughts that arise in your mind are
your ‘files’ (Dadashri’s word for anything or anyone that you have
a karmic account with). These too, you must simply observe and
not interfere with.
Questioner: Then should one farm or not?
Dadashri: There is nothing wrong in farming.
Questioner: What about the liability of sin in farming?
Dadashri: After Self-Realization (The awareness of your
Real Self which Dadashri imparts in The Gnan Viddhi), sin does
not touch you. You are Pure Soul; you are no longer ‘Chandubhai’
(The reader should substitute his or her own name). As long as
you believe that you are Chandubhai, you will bind sin. Do you
believe that you are Chandubhai?