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from the ground and gradually move on to the pots of milk and buttermilk and eat that up too. Sugar and other things fell to the ground and got wasted. Without any sale the whole cart was empty.
At all times when man does not see himself but finds fault with others there is bound to be conflict, the sparks of conflict begin to fly. This conflict cannot be stopped.
This event could have followed another course: The pot of butter breaks. The cowherd says, “Oh my carelessness broke the pot.” The wife would say, “No, no it is my fault. You gave me the pot of butter to hold, and I was careless and let it fall. It is not your fault.” By both of them taking the blame the matter could have ended.
The same event and two descriptions. In one, man sees only the other and in the second, he sees himself. In the first instance where man looks only at others, problems are bound to arise. In the second instance where man sees himself, solutions come easily.
The ailing man never thinks that his illness is due to his own violations. He blames circumstances for it. Even to the doctor he does not tell the truth. He does not want to say that because of unhealthy eating
Acharya Mahaprajna
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