20
The Flawless Vision
Questioner: Dada, I read somewhere in one of your
Aptavanis that if someone were to write such a thing, you would
be greatly indebted to that person.
Dadashri: Yes indeed that is written in the Aptavani.
Questioner: How is that?
Dadashri: Unless you feel grateful to him, your entire ego
will rise up and result in abhorrence. What does the other person
stand to lose? He has nothing to lose but you do. You have to be
grateful to him, because you do not want to incur a loss. The
other person does not care. He can only say such things because
he is irresponsible. You would be just as irresponsible if you
imitated him. If he barks at you and you bark back, you are not
better than a barking dog. So consider yourself indebted to him.
Do you understand?
Questioner: Are we to be grateful to him because we see
and understand the resulting effect of our past life mistakes?
Dadashri: Yes. You should be grateful from within
whenever your faults manifest; only then will these faults cease
to exist. If you feel hatred towards a policeman you should be
grateful to him and the fault will cease. Consider the person that
you find disagreeable your benefactor and you will no longer
find him disagreeable. Each and every word I utter is like a
medicine. All these are remedies; how else is anyone to
understand the statement that you must be indebted to the person
that calls you a thief! Take this as a command from Dada as it is
of utmost benefit for you.
Questioner: If Dada himself is grateful to the other person,
then what is wrong with us doing the same?
Dadashri: Yes, this is how you should look at it: Tell yourself