Life without Conflict

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

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life without Conflict
Get rid of the old shop.' What is a shop of happiness? It is a place from where you can give happiness to others the moment you wake up in the morning. There should be no other kinds of dealings. He understood this very well and started to practice this right away and became a happy man. When you start a shop of happiness, happiness will come to you and to those to whom you give. Would you have a need to buy sweets from someone else's shop when you own one yourself? You will be able to eat them whenever you please. Similarly, if you open up your own shop of happiness, you will not have any problems.
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You can start any business you want. If you cannot do it every day, do it at least once a week, on Sundays. You will find customers for happiness. The law of vyavasthit is such that it will bring customers for you. Vyavasthit will bring you customers according to what you have decided.
People open a business of what interests them. Those who like sweets will open a sweet shop. What do people like? Happiness! So why not open a shop of happiness so that you can give happiness to others and at the same time have happiness at home? Eat, drink and enjoy yourself.
Do not invite miseries by thinkng about the future. If a person receives a letter saying Chandubhai is going to visit him, he will start to have all kinds of thoughts, even if Chandubhai has not yet arrived.
This Dada is a Gnani Purush. How does his 'shop' run so successfully throughout the day? Because his shop is a shop of happiness, he showers happiness even upon those who throw stones at him. The person who throws stones does not realize what he is throwing stones at is a shop of
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happiness and that he should not do so. He just aims blindly and throws them.
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Even when you decide that you do not want to give unhappiness to anyone, will others not give you unhappiness? What will you do then? I will show you a way to handle such situations. One day a week, close your 'post office' and do not accept any 'mail' from anyone and do not send any 'money orders' to anyone either. If someone happens to send you one, keep it aside and say, "The post office is closed today. I will deal with it tomorrow.' My post office is always closed!
Why do people behave well on Diwali day? It is because they have a change in their belief for that day. They make a decision that they want to spend the day being happy and so their belief changes and that is why they are able to spend the day being happy. You are the boss and therefore, you have the power to make a similar arrangement too. If you decide that you do not want to be rude to anyone, then you will not be able to be rude that day. You should practice and maintain that rule once a week. Close the post office for one day and relax. Let people complain that it is closed for the day.
Vengeance Is Eliminated: Happiness Increases
Only the intent not hurt anyone in this world, is considered true earning in this life. You should affirm such intention every morning. Accept any abuse anyone gives you and do not try to analyze what you may have done to merit the abuse. If you accept it, then your karmic account will be cleared on the spot. If you do not accept it and instead retaliate, then that account will continue into your