Fault Is Of The Sufferer

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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The fault of the sufferer
The fault of the sufferer
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Questioner : Yes, it will.
Dadashri : Then even if you are willing to pay twice the amount for some peanuts at 2 o'clock in the morning, will anyone be willing to sell them to you?
Questioner: Should the cyclist believe that it was his own mistake and not ask for compensation from the other rider?
THIS LAW IS WRONG ACCORDING TO PEOPLE
Dadashri : It is not that he should refrain from doing anything, but he should not have any resultant mental consequences. He should do whatever needs to be done, but he should do so without any raag (attachment) or dwesh (hatred) towards the other person. The one, who acknowledges his fault, will feel neither attachment nor hatred.
A man on a motorbike riding on the wrong side of the road hits a cyclist. The cyclist breaks his leg. Now who is the sufferer?
Questioner: The cyclist.
Dadashri : Yes, because of his past account.
Questioner : But what fault is it of the person who is hurt?
Dadashri : His fault is from his past account, which is being settled today. One only suffers because of one's past accounts. There is suffering whenever past karmic accounts come into effect. There are so many people in this world who roam free and without fear of being caught. Why is that? It is because they understand that nothing is going to happen outside of their account.
You must do whatever is required of you in the worldly life. If a policeman asks you your name, you have to give it to him. You have to play your worldly role and fulfill your responsibilities but it should be done as though you are an actor in a play, without any raag or dwesh. The world only accepts that which it sees, through the eyes and so as a witness you have to give your evidence, but you should not have any raag or dwesh towards the scooter rider, because in reality he is not at fault. People blame him because that is what they see. It is the misperception that makes them see this as injustice.
Questioner : Yes. That is correct.
Questioner : What remedy is there to prevent suffering?
Dadashri : If a person is hurting you, he is not at fault. The fault is yours if you are suffering. This is the law of nature. The worldly law says that one who inflicts pain is at fault.
Dadashri : The only remedy is moksha, liberation from the cycle of birth and death. If you do not inflict even the slightest suffering to others and if you accept the suffering others impose upon you, then your past accounts will be settled and you will attain liberation.
If this subtle point is understood, then all of man's puzzles will be solved.