Premanand Maharaj Ji
Why do I get cheated, and should I cheat others back?
Being cheated settles old debt; cheating makes new karma
When someone takes your money or property, it is an old debt being settled; no one can take what you did not owe. Cheating another person, though, is a fresh karma that brings sorrow, so cheat no one.
Being cheated means this: when someone is dishonest with us, in truth he is not being dishonest. We had taken a debt earlier, and we are settling it.