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After death, there is birth and after birth there is death. That is all that continually goes on. Now why do births and deaths occur? It is because of, causes and effects, effects and causes; however, if in this cycle of cause and effect, the causes are destroyed, all the effects will end, and then one will not have to take another birth.
If you have created causes throughout your entire life; where would these causes of yours, go? And if you have created causes, they will not hold back from giving you the results of their effects. Do you understand that you had created causes?
Every deed (karya) gives rise to causes. If someone says you are worthless, causes of retaliation will arise within you, that would say, "Your father must be worthless’. That would be considered your cause. The person who calls you worthless is clearly within the law (of karma); whereas do you not understand that you are indeed the one who has stepped out of the law? Why are you not saying anything?
Questioner: That is right.
Dadashri: So causes occur in this life and their effects will have to be experienced in the next life.
Here, effective moha (illusory attachment) is considered causal moha. You only believe, 'I am getting angry’. But it is only because of illusion (bhranti), that this anger is there. Otherwise, it is not anger at all; it is an effect (of past life). And when all the causes have been stopped, all that remains is the effect, and since the causes have stopped; he is not responsible for the effect. Effect will not stop showing its outcome. The Gnani Destroys the Cycle of Birth and
Death What is the real nature of the Self? The original Atma, the exact Atma, is pure Self (shuddha chetan) and is itself the
