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The Fault is of the Sufferer
Dadashri: But at that time we were preoccupied with
‘eating chutney’ [enjoying worldly life]. What can poor ‘time’
do about that? Time will automatically keep on coming, won’t
it? If you do not get your work done during the day, then night
will come, won’t it?
Questioner: It will.
Dadashri: At two in the night, if you send someone
out to buy chickpeas, even if you are ready to pay double the
price, would anyone sell them to you?
People Think That This Law is Incorrect!
There is a man bicycling on the road. He is cycling on
his right of way but a motorcyclist comes from his wrong
side, from the wrong way and ends up breaking the cyclist’s
leg. Now, who is the one who has to suffer?
Questioner: The cyclist. The one whose leg is broken.
Dadashri: Yes. Which one of the two has to suffer
today? The one who broke his leg. Today, through the
motorcyclist, an apparent doer instrumental in this process,
the cyclist received the result of his previous karmic account.
Meanwhile, right now the motorcyclist is not suffering. His
fault will be exposed when he is caught. Therefore, the one
who suffers is at fault.
fault?
Questioner: The person who got hurt, what was his
Dadashri: His fault is his past karmic account, which
has been cleared today. Without a past karmic account, no one
would have to endure even the slightest of pain. When the
past karmic accounts have not been cleared, that is when pain
is endured. Because his karmic account came to fruition, that
is why he got caught. Otherwise, people in this world do not