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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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cles also influences the Soul in the same manner at the time of manifestation. Good or evil changes take place at this juncture and pauper becomes a millionaire. Unfolding of evil Karmas results in unfavourable business. Big fall in prices occurs when one carries on trade expecting a rise; and rise in prices follows when fall is expected. The words of wisdom do not appear palatable. Any step results in catastrophe. They go to sleep at ease to hear some shocking news on day-break. Then they lament 'Alas, we are undone'! "We are doomed"; but that is nothing but the influence of the power of manifesting Karmas.
Do you think that adverse fate would slap you physically on your face ? Certainly not; but such fate gives you perverted sense, which makes one rot like a pauper. His Majesty the king Munja had to beg alms with a bowl in his hand. Sanatkumar the Suzerain king was destined to suffer from numerous diseases. Almighty Hitler met with a sorry plight. Thousands of people assembled to listen to Churchill once upon a time but today .....! This is all the influence of the unfolding of Karmas.
How can you account for the blood-brothers fighting with rage in the court for the property and one of them attaching the property of the other or assailing the other? How can you account for the suicide committed by a gambler who has totally ruined him financially? This is nothing but the unfolding of evil Karmas.
MRUGAPUTRA
Mrugaputra was a prince born of queen Mrugavati yet he was reduced to pitiable condition. Formerly in the previous existence he was a king named Akshadi Rathod. Out of arrogance he committed many atrocious sins. He committed many acts of violence and heavily taxed the people, fined them wrongly, and oppressed them badly. He condemned Gods and religious preceptors to prove himself as their adversary. Consequently he died to attain hell where from he was re-born as Mrugaputra.
That Mrugaputra had no hands, no feet, no eyes but had merely spots and holes instead. He could simply move as a ball of flesh. He could not hear nor see anything. How to feed him? But his kind and affectionate mother poured fiquid diet on his body—the same having penetrated through, streamed out in the form of pus
