There is a man bicycling on the road. He is cycling on
his right of way but a motorcyclist comes from his wrong
side, from the wrong way and ends up breaking the cyclist’s leg. Now, who is the one who has to suffer? Questioner: The cyclist. The one whose leg is broken. Dadashri: Yes. Which one of the two has to suffer today? The one who broke his leg. Today, through the motorcyclist, an apparent doer instrumental in this process, the cyclist received the result of his previous karmic account. Meanwhile, right now the motorcyclist is not suffering. His fault will be exposed when he is caught. Therefore, the one who suffers is at fault. Questioner: The person who got hurt, what was his fault? Dadashri: His fault is his past karmic account, which has been cleared today. Without a past karmic account, no one would have to endure even the slightest of pain. When the past karmic accounts have not been cleared, that is when pain is endured. Because his karmic account came to fruition, that is why he got caught. Otherwise, people in this world do not get caught to this extent. Why do you move about fearlessly? One would answer, “If it is in my karmic account, then it will happen. And if there is no karmic account then what is going to happen?” Isn’t that what our people say? Questioner: What can be done to ensure that one does not suffer at all? Dadashri: Attain final liberation. Do not inflict even the slightest of pain whatsoever to anyone. If someone were to inflict pain upon you and you accrue it, then your book of karmic accounts would clear. When you do not give pain back to anybody, when you do not start any new transactions, and when you settle pending accounts, then it will get paid off. Questioner: So the one whose leg broke, the sufferer should believe, ‘It is my fault,’ and hence should not take any action at all against the motorcyclist? Dadashri: It is not that he should not take any action. What I mean to say is that the resultant effect of the mind should not change. Whatever is possible in terms of worldly interactions, let that take place. However, attachment and abhorrence should not arise in the mind. Whoever understands, ‘It is my fault,’ for them, attachment and abhorrence will not arise. In worldly interactions, if the police officer says, “State your name!” then you must state your name. You must perform all worldly interactions, but they should be done in a ‘dramatic’ manner [as one would in a drama], without any attachment or abhorrence. After you have understood, ‘It is my fault,’ then what fault is it of the poor motorcyclist? This world sees with open eyes, so you have to give them proof, but you should not harbor any attachment or abhorrence towards him. This is because it is not his fault at all. You are making the accusation that it is his fault. However, it is from your perspective that you deem it as unjust. However, in fact, it is due to a change in your perspective that it is appearing to be unjust. Questioner: That is correct. Dadashri: If someone is inflicting pain upon you, then it is not his fault. However, if you are suffering the pain, then it is your fault. That is the law of nature. What is the law of this world? The one who inflicts pain is at fault. If one understands this fine point then there will be clarity, won’t there? Only then, would a solution come about in a person’s life.
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