Adjust Everywhere
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too. If you go home late after attending satsang, then what
will your family say? “Shouldn’t you come home in good
time?” So what is wrong with going home early? If a bull
does not walk, then it is poked at. Instead, if it moves
forward, then he [the herdsman] would not have to poke
at it, would he? Otherwise, the herdsman would poke at it
to prompt it to move. It has to move forward, doesn’t it?
Have you seen that happen? It gets hit with a stick that
has a nail on the end of it. What can a speechless animal
do? To whom can it complain?
If people were poked at like this, others would come
to their rescue, but to whom can the speechless animal
complain? Now why would this animal have to take such
beatings? It is because they had complained a lot in their
past [life] and these are the consequences of that. Back in
the ‘day’ [past life], when he came into a position of power,
he kept complaining. Now he has no power, so he has to
live without complaining. So now, neutralize it [the karmic
account]. Instead, what is wrong if you never become a
complainer? If you become a complainer, then a time will
come when you become the accused, will it not? You do
not want to be the accused or the complainer. You should
become neither the complainer nor the accused. When
someone hurls an abuse, credit it [in the ‘account’]. You
should never be a complainer! What do you think? Is it a
good thing to be a complainer? Instead, what is wrong with
adjusting from the beginning?
Solution for Having Said the Wrong Thing
Taking adjustments in worldly interactions has been
referred to as Gnan in the current times. Yes, adjustments
should be taken. Even if your attempt to adjust fails, you
should still adjust. Suppose you have said something hurtful
to someone. Now, to speak is not under your control. Do