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Ätmasiddhi There has to be some reason for all such differences and variations. The spiritual science states that they are outcomes of previous wholesome or unwholesome Karma. One person tries to change his job for the better and succeeds in his endeavor, but another person resorting to the same process may fail to get a better job. We generally call it his bad luck. But we overlook the fact that the good or bad luck arises on account of one's Karma. By virtue of his wholesome Karma one may become a president or a king, and another with identical caliber might have to wander in the streets. It is therefore said here that good or bad situations arise as a result of the wholesome or unwholesome Karma, and every one has to bear its consequences.
ફળદાતા ઈશ્વરતણી, એમાં નથી જરૂર; કર્મ સ્વભાવે પરિણમે, થાય ભોગથી દૂર.
II૮પા.
Faldätä Ishwar Tani, Emän Nathi Jaroor; Karma Swabhäve Pariname, Thäy Bhogathi Door.
For that it is not necessary to have God
as the dispenser of consequences; Karma fructifies of its own nature and passes away after the consequences are borne.
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