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How do I stop my child from stealing?

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A youngster has turned into a thief and he steals at every opportunity. He even steals from guests who come to his house. Now what lesson should we teach this boy? We should tell him to ask Dada Bhagwan (the Lord within) to give him the strength not to steal. People may question what good it does to ask for strength when he continues to steal. Let him steal as long as he asks for the strength to not steal. Only I know the effect this remedy has on him. What do you know about how this medicine works?

Questioner: It is true that people have no idea about how this medicine works, and that is why they do not realize the benefits in asking for strength.

Dadashri: What is the significance of asking for strength? First of all, his asking for the strength to stop stealing means that his opinion about, "There is nothing wrong in stealing," has changed to that of, "Stealing is wrong." This change of opinion is the greatest achievement.

Once his opinion changes, he ceases to be nature's offender.

Secondly, by asking for strength from the Lord within, he achieves the ultimate state of humility. When he earnestly and sincerely asks, "Oh Lord, grant me the strength to…," he is guaranteed strength by God. He will grant it to everyone, but first one must ask and know what to ask for. Keep asking. You never ask for a thing. Do you understand why you should ask for strength?

Related Science:
"Maintain from within, that this smoking is wrong. Furthermore never defend the act of smoking in any manner. If you do, it will only serve to reinforce and protect your habit. Admit that you have a weakness and that it is a bad habit. Only then will the time come that you will be able to break yourself of this addition. If you do not, then this addiction will stay with you forever. I do pratikramanalso. One must become free from all opinions held within. It is not acceptable to have an opinion of any kind. By doing pratikraman one attains the ultimate thing. Technically pratikraman is required, but scientifically it is not necessary"

"The faults are like onion layers. As you peel the outer layer of an onion, there is yet another layer beneath. These faults have many layers. With each pratikraman you do, one layer is shed. In this way when you do a hundred or more pratikramans, the fault will eventually go. Some faults will go away after five pratikramans and some may require more. A fault requires as many pratikraman as the number of layers it has. The longer it takes for pratikraman, the bigger and heavier the fault."

For negative acts performed in this life, pratikramanchanges the causes within, and therefore the desired result is the effect in the next life.
Reference:

Book Name: Pratikraman - The key that resolves all conflicts (Page #23 Paragraph #3,#4,#5and #6)

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