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The Fault is of the Sufferer
fault. Regarding this, there is no need to ask anyone, not even
a lawyer. When someone’s pocket gets picked, it results in joy
for the pickpocket. He may be eating cakes and pastries or
having tea and snacks at a restaurant, while at that time, the
one whose pocket was picked, would be suffering. Therefore,
the sufferer is at fault. He must have committed a theft in the
past and has been caught today. That is why he is considered
the thief. Now, when the pickpocket will be caught, at that
time he will be considered a thief.
I do not even wait around to look for your fault. The
entire world looks at the faults of others. They are the ones
suffering, but they see the fault in the other person. Ironically,
faults double up, and worldly entanglements also increase.
Once you understand this point, the entanglements gradually
decrease.
What is the Reason for the 1979 Morbi Floods?
The flooding that happened in Morbi, and its aftermath,
who did that? You should figure that out, ‘Who did this?’
That is why we have written only one phrase [to
the question], ‘Whose fault is it in this world?’ For your
understanding, an incident needs to be understood in two
ways. The sufferer has to understand that the fault is of the
sufferer, while the onlooker has to understand that, ‘I am
not able to help, but I should help.’ This is how it should be
understood.
The law of this world is such that, whatever the eyes
see is referred to as a fault, while the law of nature is, ‘The
one who is suffering is at fault.’
When You Become Affected… is it Knowledge or
Intellect?
Questioner: When we read in the newspapers, ‘This