________________
Aptavani-4
303
karma (punya) comes into fruition, it brings together circumstances that are agreeable. And when your demerit karma (paap; sinful) comes into play, it dismisses those agreeable circumstances. Therefore, everything, whether it is good karma or bad karma, is in the hands of this external energy! Every living being (jiva) is under this external control until it attains ultimate vision of the Self (parmartha samkit).
Karma of Paap-Punya Questioner: Are demerit karma (paap) and karma the same thing, or are they different?
Dadashri: Paap and punya are both karma. But the karma of punya (merit) will not bother you, whereas the karma of paap (demerit) will not allow things to go the way you want them to and it will create problems for you.
Questioner: What sort of karma would people have done to merit worldly happiness?
Dadashri: If you give happiness to someone who is unhappy, you will bind punya, and as a consequence, you will receive the same happiness in return. If you give unhappiness to someone; you will get unhappiness. Therefore, give to others what you would like for them to give to you.
There are two kinds of merit karma (punya). With one kind of merit karma (punya) you receive worldly happiness and the other kind of merit karma (punya) will procure real liberation for you.
Defamation Binds Karma
You should not do anyone's ninda (criticize or slander a person in their absence). Hey, you should not even talk about them even a bit. From that you will acquire great fault (dosh). Particularly in this satsang; in this gathering of enlightened beings, you must not utter a single word about anyone. Just an
