Flawless Vision

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

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and reverence for me.
What Mistake in One's Home May Be Criticized?
People's home lives have become ruined. Life should not be like this. It should be full of love; where there is love, one cannot look at mistakes. If you want to point out your wife's mistake, you should also be able to make her understand. If you offer her a suggestion by saying 'Maybe we should do it this way", she will accept it and be glad you advised her.
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Some men will kick up a big fuss even over not having sugar in their tea. All I say is 'For heaven's sake just drink it in peace'. Surely she will find out when drinks the tea. She will even ask you why you did not ask for any sugar.
People do not know how to live their life in the home. One should not, in one's home, point out anyone's mistakes. People nevertheless do this, do they not?
Questioner: Everyday.
Dadashri: You criticize everybody at home: your wife, your children, your father, everyone but yourself. That is how awkward you are. What wisdom! So from now on become wise and do not commit any aggression through mind, speech and actions.
Be quick to remove any stains that may splash. When mistakes arise, and they will, you should wash them off immediately. Mistakes do occur but your job is to wash them off.
Questioner: But one has to acquire the ability to see the
stain.
Dadashri: That you have acquired. Others do not have this ability but you do and that is why you are able to see your faults. The nature of your awareness is such that it will show you
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your mistakes. As the layers are shed, you will begin to see your mistakes even more.
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It is only when you begin to see everyone in the home as faultless, and see only your own faults, that true pratikramans can occur.
This is How Karmas are Cleared
Questioner: When will mahatmas reach a state where no pratikraman is required?
Dadashri: When there is no aggression, there is no need for pratikraman.
Questioner: How long does one have to do pratikraman for one's old mistakes?
Dadashri: As long as the fault is living and if someone is hurt by it, you should tell Chandubhai to do pratikraman, otherwise there is no need.
Questioner: How does one become free from the faults that were committed, not in this life but in the previous life and do pratikraman for them?
Dadashri: How will you know that the mistakes occurred in your previous life? Only the claims that present in this life need to be addressed. What can you do if there are no claims? Do pratikraman only for the claims you encounter. If you keep remembering someone, or have negative thoughts about anyone, then you must do pratikraman. The entire world is faultless. Why is it that you do not see it such? It is because of your intrinsic nature to attack. The person that insults you is faultless. Even the person that beats you or harms you is faultless. You are the one who created the account, and he is merely repaying you. If you retaliate, then you will be creating a new account, but you will