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
more in the world. You merely have to see who is suffering to know who is at fault.
If you see anyone with a big frown on his face, the fault is his. At that moment, pray to the pure Soul within that person and ask for forgiveness over and over again. Then you will be released from the bondage of your account with that person.
People suffer because of their own mistakes. The person who throws the stone is not at fault, but the person who is injured is at fault. No matter how unruly and misbehaved children around you are, no matter what pranks they play, if it does not bother you, then you are not a fault. If it affects you, then you must understand that it is your fault.
You can determine how much you were at fault by the amount of suffering you have to endure.
In a household of ten people, some of the members do not even think about how the household expenses are being met. Some think about helping but only two end up helping. They all manage to sleep peacefully at night except one of the members who has constant anxiety about running the household. He is the one who is at fault because he is suffering the most, while the others sleep peacefully without any worries.
Who is at fault? Find out who is suffering. If a servant breaks ten teacups in the home, it will affect some in the home. The children in the house would not care, so they do not suffer. The parents get annoyed but even then, the mother manages to fall asleep. The father calculates his loss. "Ten times five means I have lost fifty rupees'. He is alert. That is why he suffers the most. From this, you understand who is at fault.
NEW WAYS TO CREDIT AND DEBIT If two people get into a disagreement and one accuses the other of cheating him, then the one being accused will not be able to sleep at night. The other person will sleep soundly. If the person being accused remembers Dada's sentence, 'The fault is of the sufferer', then he will be able to sleep peacefully; otherwise he will spend sleepless nights cursing the other person.
If someone borrowed some money from you and he does not pay you back, what should you do? Recognize that it was really your ego that gave the money to him. He flattered your ego by asking you for money and that is why, out of pity for him, you gave it to him. So now let it go. Credit your past account with him and debit the account of the ego.
ANALYSE IT THIS WAY
One does not even have to look for mistakes. One only has to use the statement; the fault is of the sufferer, as a thermometer. If you continue to analyze situations in this way, you will progress spiritually and attain liberation.
WHO IS AT FAULT, THE DOCTOR OR THE PATIENT?
A doctor makes a house call for a very sick patient. The doctor gives the patient an injection for the pain and goes home and sleeps soundly. The patient experiences a
The one who has more faults is the one who suffers