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money because in this age of Kaliyug money does not come
back. The fact that he is returning what he owed is more than
enough; do you understand? This is what the world is like.
There is suffering in returning the money and suffering in taking
it back. Who can be happy in this? What is more, it is all
vyavasthit. It is vyavasthit when a person does not return the
money and it is also vyavasthit when you lose double the amount.
Questioner : Why did you pay that man another five
hundred rupees?
Dadashri : I did not want to have another situation with
that person again in my future life. The awareness I had when
he demanded the money he owed me, was that I was on the
wrong track.
During the years 1942 to 1944, when I had enough money,
many people borrowed money from me. Then in 1945 at the
age of 37, I decided that I wanted to pursue the path of liberation.
I decided that I would not collect on the money that was owed
to me, because if people were to pay me back part of what
they owed, they may return for some more and my dealings
with them would never come to an end. If I tried to collect the
five thousand that was owed to me, that person would come to
borrow ten thousand. Instead I would be better to leave the five
thousand with him. He in turn might think it would better if I
never bumped into him. If he saw me in the street, he would
cross over to the other side, so I understood. I wanted to be
free from all these people, and these people in turn set me free.
What is natural law? What has happened is justice. Do
not look for justice. If you look for justice, you will have to hire
an attorney and go to court. Instead accept whatever happens
as justice. If you want to be liberated, you will have to accept