Flawless Vision

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

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The Flawless Vision
Dadashri: There is nothing else in this world besides an 'instrument".
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Questioner: What is the 'instrument' of my coming here to satsang from the market place?
Dadashri: That is actually your karma coming into fruition. It has nothing to do with an 'instrument. The fruition of your karma for spending time at the market place came to an end and the one for you to come to satsang started, so you automatically had the thought to come here. An 'instrument' only comes into picture if for example, you were on your way to attend this satsang and you meet with someone who insists that you go with him to take care of a very important and urgent matter. That person is the 'instrument. Otherwise everything runs in accordance with the fruition of one's karmas.
There is no Suffering, where there is no Fault
Questioner: Would a person be considered an "instrument', if he comes and insults me? Even though I am not at fault?
Dadashri: No one, absolutely no one in this world has the right to say anything to you if you are not at fault. So whenever someone says anything to you, it is because of your own mistake and you are being returned that which you previously gave. Your mistake of your past life, is being returned to you. He is merely 'instrumental' in the process. You are the one at fault and that is the only reason why he speaks to you in this way.
He speaks to you in this way because the fault is your own. In doing so, he is liberating you from your mistake of your past life. You must not have any ill feeling towards him. You have to pray to God to grant him right understanding. That is all you have to do, because he is only an 'instrument'
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Attacking the 'instrument'
I do not have any negative thoughts about anyone. Even when someone creates problems for me, I do not have any negative thoughts about that person. He is just acting according to his perception. How can you blame him? And what is the reality of this world anyway? No one in this world is at fault. It is because of your incorrect perception that you see others at fault. I do not see anyone at fault. From now on conduct your dealings with the understanding that no one is at fault. Will you do this?
Questioner: Yes I definitely will.
Dadashri: You will begin to see others as being without faults only when you realize that truly people are without faults. They are merely 'instrumental' in the process and yet we see people readily attack their "instrument, do they not?
Questioner: Yes, we do that even when we should not.
Dadashri: To see a fault in others is the same as attacking the 'instrument'. The other person insults you because of your own past karma coming into fruition, and yet you attack him? You are the one that must suffer the effect of your past karma. The other person is merely caught up in the middle. On the contrary, you should be indebted to that person for freeing you from your karma and yet you behave with contempt towards him. This is the same as attacking him. Mahatmas (those who have attained the knowledge of the Self from me) have become fearful after understanding this and resolve not to attack their 'instrument' from
now on.
You will bind terrible karma when you accuse your 'instrument' of cheating you. You would bind lesser karma if you