What is the nature of nature's justice?

Not even for a moment, has nature’s justice been unjust. Not even for a single moment has this nature ever dispensed injustice. Courts may have been established, everything may be overlooked in the courts; but nature has certainly never dispensed injustice. What is nature’s justice like? If there is an honest person and if he tries to steal today, then it will get him caught at the first attempt itself. Whereas, if there is a dishonest person, then right from the first day itself, it will encourage him.

Nature’s calculation is that, as it wants to keep the former pure, so it will get him caught, it does not help him. Whereas, it will keep helping the other person. And thereafter, the extent of the beatings he will receive will be such that he will never rise up again. He will regress into a much lower life form. Nature has not, even for a single minute, been unjust. People do ask me, “So, what about the fracture you had on this leg?” The answer to that is, “Nature has certainly dispensed justice in all of this.”

If you understand nature’s justice that ‘Whatever has happened is justice’, then you will be able to become free from this world. Otherwise, if you consider nature as unjust even to the slightest extent, then that verily is the place which makes you remain entangled in this world. To believe that nature is just, is called Knowledge (Gnan). To Know things as they are is referred to as Knowledge and to not know things as they are is referred to as ignorance.

When a man sets another man’s house on fire, at that time, if you ask, “Oh God, what is this? This man has burnt down that man’s house. Is this justice or is it injustice?” The answer is, “It is justice. Burning it down is itself justice.” Now, if the victim gets upset at the perpetrator and says, “He is useless, he is this, and he is that,” then he will suffer the consequences of that injustice. As he is referring to that which is justice as injustice! The world is indeed in a state of total justice. Not even for a single moment has injustice happened in it.

The wars in this world have indeed come about due to the pursuit of justice. The world is certainly in a state of justice. Therefore, do not seek justice in this world at all. That which has happened is justice. That which has happened is itself justice. These law courts and the like have been established because people are seeking justice! Hey mortal one, how can that be justice? Instead of that, just observe what has happened! That itself is justice.

The justice [you seek] is different while the effect of your karmic account is different. Actually, the effect of justice or injustice comes about due to past karmic accounts, while you try to join [link your idea of] justice to that. Then you certainly have to take things to court, don’t you! And even after going there, you eventually have to return after getting exhausted!

Now, if you happen to hurl one abuse at someone, then he may hurl two to three back at you. That is because his mind has become agitated towards you. In this case, what would people say [to him]? “Why did you hurl three abuses in return, he had hurled only one at you.” So, where is the justice in this? He actually has to hurl only three back at you. Would he or would he not clear the pending karmic account of the past?

Questioner: Yes, he would.

Dadashri: So, would you not recover what is owed to you from the past? Say, you had lent money to a person’s father [which he did not clear], so if an opportunity arises, would you not recover your money from the son? However, the son would feel that you are doing him an injustice. What is nature’s justice like? It brings together all the past karmic accounts that are to be settled. Currently, if a wife is badgering her husband, then that is nature’s justice. Although the husband feels, ‘This wife is very bad,’ but what would the wife think? ‘My husband is bad.’ Nevertheless, this is indeed nature’s justice.