18 The Fault is of the Sufferer
is not at all possible for mere eye contact to occur without a previous karmic account ! So then , is it possible for anything else to happen without a past karmic account ? However much you have given to others , they will return back that same amount to you . At that time , be happy and accrue it , knowing that ‘ Now the book of karmic accounts shall come to an end .’ Otherwise , if you make a mistake , then you will certainly have to suffer it again .
‘ We ’ have revealed that ‘ The fault is of the sufferer .’ People feel it is such a wonderful thing and they say , “ What a great discovery this is !”
When the Finger Gets Caught in the Gear , Who is at Fault ?
The one who suffers bitterness is indeed the doer . To become a doer that itself is to prevail in the wrong belief that ‘ I am Chandubhai ’ and all the relative ‘ I-ness ’ that stems from it . Suppose there is a machine that you have made yourself and it has a gearwheel . Now , if your finger happens to get stuck in it . Even if you tell the machine a hundred thousand times , “ My dear , it is my finger . I have made you myself , haven ’ t I ?” Then will the gearwheel let go of your finger ? No , it will not . In fact , it is giving you the understanding , “ Dear sir , what is my fault in this ? You are suffering , therefore it is your fault !” Similarly , everywhere out there , these are nothing but working machines . All these people are nothing but gears . If they were not gears , then in all of the city of Mumbai , no wife would hurt her husband and no husband would hurt his wife . Everyone would keep their home in a state of happiness , but that is not how it is . These children , husbands , and wives are all machinery ; they are nothing but gears .
Would You Throw a Stone Back at the Cliff ?
Questioner : If someone throws a stone at me and it hits me , then because I got injured , I become extremely emotional .