Aptavani Shreni 08

SR No.: 030038
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
Total Pages: 436
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 1 MB

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(purvajanma). So the connection of every birth begins with the previous life.
Questioner: But what does the past life have to do with this life?
Dadashri: Alas, for the next life, this life has become the previous life (purvajanma). The last avatar (birth) is the previous life (purvajanma), and that is why you have this life. And this life is considered the past life (purvajanma) for the next life (avatar).
Questioner: Yes, that is true. But does something occur in purvajanma (past life), so that it has some connection with this life?
Dadashri: It is full of connections! The seeds are sown in the past life, and in this life, they sprout. So is there not a difference between the seed and an ear of corn (doondoo)? Is there not a relationship? When you sow a millet seed, it is previous life, and when it sprouts, it is this life. And if from this plant another seed falls, it is previous life (purvajanma), and the seedling that sprouts from it will be the new birth. Did you understand that or not?
Questioner: A man is walking on a road and there are many other people on the same road, but a snake only bites that particular man. Is rebirth (punarjanma) the reason for that?
Dadashri: Yes, That is exactly what I am trying to tell you, that there is indeed another life (punarjanma). That is why the snake bites you. If there was not a life after, then the snake would not have bitten you. There is reincarnation and it is your account that you are paying off. All these are just karmic accounts that are being settled. Just as the accounts in bookkeeping are settled, that is how all the accounts of karma are settled. And it is because of development that you are able to understand these accounts. That is why people are beginning to