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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
and filthy blood. Mrugaputra absorbed this pus and blood into his body.
His body gave out such a nasty odour that one could not approach with free breathing. He was very hideous to look at. One with all equanimity of emotions would be moved to pity on hearing his pitiable plight. This is nothing but the unfolding of sinful acts -sinful Karmas.
THE FUNDAMENTAL IS INVIOLABLE
The physical frame for whose cause or purpose the sinful acts are committed remains here only and these acts follow up the Soul. They are bound to unfold themselves in the next or the third or in any other existence assumed by the Soul. Very often in this world, we find that the sinners are very happy and the sacred and meritorious people whirl in miseries; but this is the award of their acts committed in the previous existence. The rewards of the present acts of the current birth they shall reap in the forthcoming existence. The miserable have sown the seeds of their experiences in the previous existence. The good shall always bear the good rewards and the evil shall be compensated in evil terms, and this is the inviolable fundamental. It can never be averted nor modified.
A MERCHANT REWARDED FOR HIS HIGHLY MERITORIOUS ACTS
If highly meritorious acts begin to unfold themselves then none can oppress the enjoyer of their rewards.
There was a merchant who became anxious to know his fate in advance. He approached an astrologer who said: "Sir, your stars indicate very good future. Even your wrong efforts shall bring forth favourable results for you". Stars have nothing to do or undo, they merely are indicators. In fact our actions of the past only operate and bring about good or bad luck.
The merchant desiring to test his good luck entered the royal assembly and straightaway slapped the king sitting on the royal throne. The Crown hurled down to the ground. Look at the audacity! Can you so blindly rely on your fate? If you so rely then you would not be so reluctant to perform religious and righteous acts of merit. You would then certainly spend thousands for the
