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jivas' karmas? For a moment, if we were to accept that He comes out of His trance and inspires the jivas to do karma, then the question arises - why did such a wish occur in Him? If we were to say that He got tired and bored there and felt like doing something, would it not be a great accusation on Eshwar?
Even a sadhaka atma, involved in the tremendous effort of the pursuit of the self keeps the effort on for years with unabated enthusiasm, without getting tired or bored, so if one who has already attained the totality gets tired or bored of that state, that one will get categorised as an ordinary human. In fact, one who has the satisfaction of having done everything is Eshwar! Somebody who still has something to do is not Eshwar! Eshwar is sans desire.
One more question! If it were Eshwar inspiring karma in a jiva, then why would He inspire one to do good karma and another to do bad, one to do punya and another to do papa? If He does so, would he not be called partial? An ordinary understanding person too is not partial towards any one, then how can Eshwar who possesses wonderful power, be partial towards jivas? Why, if the sinner suffers, would Eshwar derive enjoyment out of it? Would Eshwar ever wish that somebody do karma at His inspiration and suffer for it?
Indeed, do we consider Eshwar the creator of the Universe or has the Universe made Eshwar; for nothing can be created without somebody creating it. There again comes the question as to who made Eshwar? If there is another Eshwar who made this one, then again the same question! Thus there would be no end to the question. And if we accept that Eshwar was self-made, then what is the objection to believing that the Universe was also created on its own? Thus there would be many doubts arising.
Looking at it in the complete perspective, there is no way in which Eshwar's act is involved. If Eshwar were accepted as the
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