Aptavani 06

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Aptavani-6
[6] The Court of Nature If anyone is hurt even in the slightest by us, the case will remain pending in the court of nature. As long as any dispute remains pending in the court of nature, there is no liberation. All these people in the world have pending disputes in the court of nature. Now if you want to bring an end to the conflicts in the court, then you have to pardon anyone who insults you and make sure you do not insult anyone. If you accuse anyone, then the case will continue again. When you become a plaintiff, then you will have to look for a lawyer. Now (after Self-realization) we do not like it here and we want to become free from this world. Therefore, we have to pave the way for it; we have to let go of everything!
No living being (jiva) soul can find liberation (go to moksha) having hurt any other living being, even in the slightest degree. A person may be a saint or anyone else for that matter; even if a saint hurts only his disciple, he will be stuck here. It is not acceptable in the court of nature.
Those who are ignorant of the Self (agnanis) are constantly hurting others. If they are not physically hurting others, their inner intent is constantly just that. Ignorance is violence (agnanta is himsa) and Gnan is ahimsak bhaav ("knowledge is intent of nonviolence).
Now you do not have any desire to hurt anyone, do you? Questioner: I do sometimes. Dadashri: What do you do when you hurt someone?
Questioner: Pratikraman (ask for forgiveness from the pure Soul of the one you have 'hurt,' coupled with remorse of the wrongdoing).
Dadashri: The case will not go to the court if you do pratikraman. Deal with it by saying, "Sir, I ask for your forgiveness."
In 'our' case, you will not find an instance where 'we' hurt anyone, even slightly. Others may act crazy; they do not care, do they? Only the one who wants to be free, cares, does he not?
Therefore, if mistakes do not occur, then there is no need for pratikraman. You have to do pratikraman only when you make a mistake. If someone tells 'us' 'Sir, I do not have enough power to not make mistakes. I do make mistakes.' So 'we' tell him, 'If you do not have the power to not make a mistake, then do pratikraman.
No matter how crazy and foul words a person may say to you, if you happen to respond to him, then regardless of how beautiful your response is, the slightest of negative vibration arising from this is not acceptable. The other person can say all he wants to; he is independent. When children throw stones, are they not unrestricted? They are unrestricted as long as a policeman does not stop them. Other people can do whatever they wish. If the other person creates enmity towards you, he will not let you go to liberation (moksha) for thousands of lifetimes. That is why 'we' tell you, "Be careful. If you encounter a difficult and crooked person, do whatever you can to appease him and become free from him. It is worth being free from this world.'
Counter-vibrations for Hurting Someone
When you hurt anyone in the world, the inner effect and vibration of that hurt, the echo, is bound to affect you. When a husband and wife get a divorce and the man remarries, the ex