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44 The Science of Karma hurt someone, that person will bear a grudge against you and will vow to take revenge when the opportunity arises. People will take revenge, so do not do any karmas that make people unhappy. If it is happiness that you seek, then you must give happiness and not sorrow to others. What should you do if someone insults you? Just accept it. He is merely returning what you gave in the past life. If you want more of the abuse, then retaliate, but understand that when it is returned, you will not be able to bear it. So accept whatever comes to you. There is no injustice in this world. This world has not been unjust, even for a second. That is why nobody will bother you if you stay within your limits. Accept whatever comes your way, as the settlement of your past account. Discord Is Not Karma Effect It can only be said that you truly understand when there is no discord in the home. There are no arguments and no differences of opinion. Discord is rampant nowadays. How can you call that living? Even primitive people live better lives than that. Questioner: But isn’t discord bound to happen because of one’s unfolding of effect karma? Dadashri: No, discord does not occur because of effect karma. It arises because of ignorance. Whenever discord occurs, new seeds of karma are being sown. Effect karma does not contain discord. It is because of ignorance that one does not know how to conduct himself, so discord is brought on. If I were to receive news about the death of a close friend, right away I would analyze it through Gnan the reasons for this news, and then there would be no need for me to suffer any discord. Ignorance however, will bring on discord and despair.