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The Fault is of the Sufferer
These are Traditions That Uphold High Cultural Values!
Questioner: A person is already suffering pain on the
one hand, because of his own fault. Then on top of that, other
over-wise people come to ask, “Oh my! What happened? What
happened?” But in this situation, one can say, “What do they
have to do with this? That fellow is suffering due to his own
fault. You cannot take away his pain.”
Dadashri: It is like this. Those who come to inquire,
all those who come to visit, they come based upon our most
eminent cultural traditions. What does it mean when people
visit the ill? They go there and ask the person, “How are you?
How are you feeling now?” So in turn, he would reply, “I am
better now.” In his mind, he would feel, ‘Oh my goodness! I
have so much value! So many people are coming to see me!’
Therefore, he forgets his own pain.
Multiplication-Division!
Additions and subtractions are both natural adjustments,
while ‘multiplication’ and ‘division’ are done by humans
using their intellect. At night, when one goes to sleep, one
thinks, ‘All these plots are turning out to be very expensive,
so now I will buy the plots at the other locations where they
are cheaper.’ This way he ‘multiplies’ within. In other words,
he ‘multiplies’ the happiness and ‘divides’ the pain. When he
‘multiplies’ happiness, however, again he ends up receiving
tremendous pain, and when he ‘divides’ the pain, yet it does not
decrease! Do people ‘multiply’ happiness or not? By saying,
“If it were like this, it would be good. If it were like this, it
would be good.” Do they do this or not? While over here, plus
and minus is happening. This is a natural adjustment. The two
hundred rupees that were misplaced or the five thousand rupee
loss incurred in the business, those are a natural adjustment.
Those two thousand rupees that were stolen from the pocket,