The Flawless Vision
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that he is just calling you a thief and not devious or evil. It is good
of him not to say anything else; after all it is his mouth and he can
say whatever he wants. Do you have the right to stop him? You
just have to feel grateful to him. By doing this you will not spoil
your mind, and you will keep your peace. Do you understand?
This is a principle! How is it so? If someone called me a
thief, I would be grateful to him. Why so Dada? No one would
say such a thing in the first place. All this is nothing but a result of
your own projection, a result of whatever you yourself had uttered
in your previous life. I give you absolute written assurance that
this entire world is in the form of results of projections. That is
why I am grateful and you should also feel the same. If you felt the
same way, your mind will not be disturbed. If you are hurt when
people call me a thief, consider the fact that I have been called
many different things. Even Lord Mahavir encountered abuse from
people and his followers had to stand back and accept it. All the
devotees accepted whatever was said about the Lord, because
he himself had taught them to do so.
You Are The Wrongdoer
Questioner: So do we now have to train ourselves to see
the world without faults?
Dadashri: If you yourself had not uttered anything in the
first place, there would be no problem. But instead you go around
blaming others and questioning why they say such things to you.
You are the culprit behind these recurrent situations and now you
accuse the other person for insulting you. Someone else might
teach you to ignore the other person who insults you, and instead
just respond by telling him that he is a king and your statement will
come back to you in the form of an echo that says you are a king.
Everything is your own projection.