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7. Thus The Business Runs Clean.
Questioner: If you set Chandulal free, then he is likely
to do anything on a whim!
Dadashri: No. That is why I have emphasized vyavasthit.
You cannot change anything at all for this current life, the life in
which I am giving you vyavasthit. Vyavasthit cannot be changed
at all. So in giving you this knowledge of vyavasthit, you cannot
change a single thing in this life. This is why I am setting you
free. I can see all this in my Gnan, so I do not need to reprimand
you for any of your effects. You are not held accountable for
just this life.
Questioner: Can one charge interest on money he lends?
Dadashri: If Chandulal wants to claim interest, let him
do so, but tell him he will have to do pratikraman for it.(P 130)
If you have lent someone money and he is not returning
it, your pratikraman will affect the other person positively and
he will be inspired to return your money. Generally, people
create havoc and curse their creditors who demand payment.
Would this not create a negative karma? People make matters
worse. The entire world is effective and that is why you have
to do pratikraman for the person who is refusing to return your
money.
Questioner: If you do pratikraman for the borrower, will
he not continue to borrow?
Dadashri: It is not a question of whether he will ask to
borrow from you or not. The important thing here is not to let
any attachment or abhorrence occur. The borrowing may still
continue.
If a person wants to be happy in this world but does not
care about religion, I would tell him that he should be honest