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so necessary. This is called indirect (paroksh) worship (bhakti). Until you attain Atmagnan (knowledge of the Soul) you have to do this kind of indirect worship.
Karma Is Bound Only in the Human Form
Questioner: If I do not repent for my daily actions, do they accumulate in the long run?
Dadashri: No, they do not accumulate. Karmas will shed once they are bound. For example, if one binds karmas that lead to the animal life, then one takes birth in an animal lifeform and dissipates karmas there, before returning back to the human form. Karmas do not accumulate from one life to another. One lifetime's earning of karma (causes in human life), he will spend them in five to seven lifetimes in the animal lifeform, before returning.
Questioner: Does one bind karma in the animal lifeform?
Dadashri: No, karmas are not bound there. Only humans bind karma. Even the celestial beings (devas, devis) do not bind karma. Everyone goes into other life-forms, only to dissipate their karma (discharge).
Questioner: The living beings (jivas) of the Tiryancha gati (lower life-forms) are violent (himsak) too. Even they have kashays, so don't they bind karma?
Dadashri: No. No animal binds karma, except for humans.
Questioner: Will the karma, bound in the human form, have to be suffered in a lower life-form?
Dadashri: Yes, if you have taken or enjoyed anything that is not rightfully yours, it is a 'bestial' karma which will have to be suffered by going into the animal life-form.
