318 Pratikraman
you have to divide it with that very large number . Hence multiplication will continue to occur , but we have the tool for dividing it . Having become a Purush ( Self-realized ), spiritual effort ( purusharth ) is our duty ( dharma ). When you see someone , you are bound to form an opinion . Thus , opinion gets formed and so You should immediately ‘ divide ’ it by telling ‘ Chandulal ,’ ‘ This is wrong , why should you do that ?’, and so You will be free . Otherwise , opinions will be formed and bound . Once they are bound , they will give their fruit for sure . ( 302 )
Questioner : When you say ‘ it gives its fruits ,’ does that mean it makes one suffer ?
Dadashri : What does ‘ give fruit ’ mean ? It means that if you form an opinion about someone , it will continually have an affect on the other person , naturally . He , too , will immediately understand that you feel that way about him . But if you get rid of that opinion , then it will not affect your mind or his mind . If you ‘ divide by seven ’ as soon as the opinion is formed , then it will go away before it has any effect . Otherwise , nothing goes to waste and its effect cannot be stopped . Everyone ’ s conduct is different towards ‘ us ,’ but ‘ we ’ do not have any opinion . ‘ We ’ realize that is just how it is . Do women not know what mother-in-laws are like in this Kaliyug ( current time cycle era of lack of unity in thoughts , speech and acts )? So then why form any opinions ? It is Kaliyug , so it is always like this .
It is like this : if you get things and circumstances to your liking , it is merit karma ( punya ); and facing things and circumstances that you do not like is demerit karma ( paap ). Hence , when the unfolding ( udaya ) is of demerit karma , you will encounter things or circumstances that you do not like . Whose udaya is it ? It is of paap ( demerit karma ). Now it will give bitter fruit , which will not last long , but if you form an opinion about your mother-in-law during that time , then it will have an effect on her which will continue for a long time . Hence , never form an