Science of Karma

SR No.: 007556
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 49
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 11 KB

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The Science of Karma
The Science of Karma
Dadashri: It all happens because of bad karma coming into effect. Cancer occurs when paap karma come into effect. All these heart attacks occur because of bad karma. People today bind nothing but paap karma. That is their business. All day long, they bind paap karma! They do this because they are not aware of it. If they were they would not do so.
Questioner: Her entire life was spent doing devout religious worship, so why did she get cancer?
Dadashri: The fruits of her worship are yet to come. She will receive that in her next life. This is the fruit of her past life. By sowing good seeds today, you will receive good fruits in your next life.
Questioner: If disease is because of karma, then why does medicine cure it?
Dadashri: Yes, certain diseases are results of bad karma created in ignorance, so medicine can cure them. If they were intentionally done then there would not be any kind of medicine that would help cure the disease. In both cases one does not go unpunished. The only difference is that the bad karma created in ignorance will receive some kind of help, whereas the ones, done deliberately will not
The Result Of Troubling Others Questioner: What kind of karma causes the physical happiness or unhappiness we experience?
Dadashri: Many people kill and torture cats and dogs unintentionally. When they cause misery to these animals they are not aware of the consequences they will have to face. Killing kittens and puppies and dissecting frogs, has its repercussions.
Whatever you do will come back at you. These are all your own 'echoes' (effect).
Questioner: So the pain given to other bodies will be reflected in the same way?
Dadashri: Yes. That is it. The slightest misery you give to any living being will return to your own body.
Questioner: Would a person not be in a state of ignorance when he dissects and cuts all these animals? Does he still have to suffer even though he does not have feelings of animosity toward his victims?
Dadashri: If by accident your hand falls on burning charcoal, you will suffer the consequences. So nobody lets you off, whether it is in ignorance or with awareness, knowingly or unknowingly. Only the suffering is different. All these people suffer because of their own accounts. That is why The Lord has told us to practice ahimsa (non-violence) through mind, body and speech. If you want to be happy, then you must not hurt any living being, even in the slightest.
Questioner: Then should a mahatma (person who has received Atma Gnan) not become a doctor?
Dadashri: Whether to be a doctor or not is a different matter. It will continue to happen according to one's prakruti
inherent nature). His intent should be non-violence so in his next life, he will not have a career in medicine. How can anyone who has the intent not hurt anyone in the slightest, kill even a frog?
Questioner: But on the other hand, he is helping people by caring for them. It benefits people.
Dadashri: That is the way the world functions. It is relative.