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112 Pratikraman done. This is not a simple thing to grasp. Do you understand this? Is it not better to ‘know’ than to ‘do’? Is it easy to do anything right away? Questioner: I understand what you are saying, but surely some things still need to be done having understood all this? Just as we do not possess the power to do anything, do we not also lack the power (satta) to know? Dadashri: No. You have the power ‘to know.’ ‘To do’ is not in your power. This is very subtle, but it will be enough if you understand just this much. Change the Opinion A young boy has turned into a thief and he would steal at every opportunity. He even steals from guests who come to his house. Hey, you! He stole from the guests even when it left them with no money for their fares to return home. What were the poor guests to do? How could the guest ask for it back? And he could not say anything to the host because if he did, the host would beat the young boy. So then the guest has to borrow some money from someone to return home. What could he do? That young boy stole his money. Now what lesson should we teach this boy? We should tell him to ask Dada Bhagwan (the Lord within) to give him the energy not to steal in this life. People may question what good it does to ask for the energies or strength on the one hand and still he continues to steal. Let him steal. Is he asking for the energies or not? Yes, he does keep asking for the energies. Only then I know how this medicine is working within him. How can you know how this medicine works? Questioner: It is true that he has no idea what this medicine is doing. And, therefore, he does not know the benefits in asking for energy.