Aptavani 06

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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will be humble (nirmaani).
The theory of karma is like this: While doing something wrong, if the inner intent (bhaav) reverses and changes to the contrary, then such will be the karma that will be bound for next life. And if while doing something wrong, one is pleased with what he is doing and has the intent and decision, "This is verily worth doing,' then he binds even a heavier new karma. This karma will become heavy and sticky' (nikachit), which he will have no choice but to suffer.
[17] The Science of Karma Questioner: It is said that whatever has to be suffered will have to be suffered here, in this life only. What is that?
Dadashri: Yes, it has to be suffered here and here only, but that is according to the worldly language (worldly understanding). What does it mean in the non-worldly (alaukik) language?
In the past life, one bound karma through the ego for pride (maan). In this life, many buildings are being built under his name and ownership and so he becomes a maani, meaning that he takes and exhibits pride in that. Why does he become a maani with so much pride in this life? It is because of the karmic account of past life. Now people would say, 'He is binding karmas. He is creating karma because he is walking around with a lot of pride; it is evident.' People call this "karma, whereas in Lord Mahavir's language, this is the fruit, effect of karma of past life (karma-fada). By 'fruit' 'we' mean that even though he does not want to display pride ("do' maan), he has to (undergo the effect); it happens automatically. And when people say "He gets angry,' or 'He has a lot of pride,' or 'He has a lot of ego,' he will have to suffer the consequences of all this, right here in this life. The result of his pride will be that he will lose his reputation and fame. He will have to suffer this right here. If, on the other hand, when he exhibits pride he feels it is wrong to do so and that he needs to be humble and without pride (nirmaani), then he is binding new karma of humility. The effect of such intent will be realized in the next life wherein he
This whole science is worth understanding. This science of the Vitarag Lords is very profound. Equanimity is Not Reacting to the Unfolding
Karma Effect The principle of Akram Vignan is such that if a person is dropping his money, first we stop the money from falling (we stop the causes) and then we pick up the money he has dropped (then we tackle the effects). The world keeps picking up the fallen money, Hey you! Why don't you first stop the money from falling, otherwise there will be no end to it (nikaal).
Aside from the Self (the Soul), what else is there? It is the interaction of the non-Self (vyavahar). This vyavahar is dependent on other factors and evidences (par-aashrit). 'You' do not have even the slightest of control over it. People believe they have control over (swa-aashrit) that which is not under their control (par-aashrit). One person will believe this, then another one will, and thus you will believe it too. Then you will never think about it again. Once the disease takes hold, how can anyone get rid of it? Thus the worldly disease kept on increasing until it became chronic. When you could not get rid of this disease before it became chronic, then how are you going to get rid of it now that it has become chronic? It will go away if one attains the knowledge of this science of Akram Vignan.