Way of Life Part 1

SR No.: 006513
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 432
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Religion
File Size: 22 MB

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THE WAY OF LIFE
The Eternal Philosophy of Karmas
A Listener from the Congregation: Only sorrows result from sins.
Maharajashri : Then why do you commit sins? Is it to get sorrows? What a terrible ignorance! You desire happiness but you commit sins!
A Listener from the Congregation:
We commit sins and we get pleasures. This is what we witness in life actually and so we naturally commit sins.
Maharajashri: Very well. You can see this kind of cause and effect in your actions and so you do not give up sins. That is what you mean; isn't it?
The Listener: Yes.
Maharajashri : Your experience is that if you utter lies as a merchant in your shop, you will earn more money and if you speak the truth, you will get less. Is that the experience of all people? Do all liars earn more money by uttering lies? Do all thieves amass wealth? He, whose merit is in the ascendant, can earn more money. If his merit is not in the ascendant, even if he utters a lakh lies he cannot earn even a paisa. Earning is not possible without merit. Apart from that, he may lose whatever he has. Even sinful actions cannot bring such fruits as wealth without the assistance of punya or merit. Without the help of merit if one commits a theft, he will be caught and imprisoned. It is only on account of the effect of the collected merits of earlier lives that happiness can be attained. If you commit sins, a new bondage of sins will bind you to samsar.
Only by means of Dharma, can you be bound by punyakarma or merit. Have you read the philosophy of Karma? How do Karmas bind and entangle the soul? When do karmas arise? How many kinds of Karmas are there? How does the transformation of Karmas take place? How do Karmas get destroyed? Do you know all these things? Have you made a study of the Karma philosophy?