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The Science of Karma
The Science of Karma
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Dadashri: They have indeed done paap, for which the score has to be settled. An infant is born because of a pending account and if that infant dies, it is because of the account between him and his parent is settled.
Questioner: Was the child born in order to repay the parents for their own sins (past account)?
Dadashri: The account with the parents had already been determined. The child will render whatever happiness or unhappiness he is supposed to and then depart. When an infant dies, the parents will grieve but not as much as they would if they lost their adult son. The adult child would leave considerably more unhappiness in his wake. Is that not possible?
Questioner: It is true, that does happen.
Dadashri: That is why some are there to give misery and others give their happiness for a long time in their life. So all these are relationships. Through your relationships you have to endure suffering or enjoy happiness. Relationships work both ways; people make each other happy or miserable. These relationships are relative. Do Negative Cause Karma give Effect Only In This Life?
Questioner: If I broke up someone's marriage plans, will I have to suffer exactly the same consequences in my next life? Will the same person turn around and break up my marriage plans. Is the fruit of karma exactly the same as the karma itself? And to the same degree?
Dadashri: No. You will encounter the consequences of your meddling of this life, the present life. All that is visible is effect karma. The effect and the effect of effect karma is experienced in this life.
Questioner: What if I am already married and then I meddle in someone else's martial plans. How will the consequences of that action effect me?
Dadashri: No, you will not receive the very same consequences. The manner, in which you have hurt him internally, will make its way back to you in some form or another. If you hurt someone's daughter, when you yourself do not have one, then how can you suffer the same consequences? You will suffer the consequences in this very life. That which is in front of you is an effect and those have to be experienced in this life. The effect of cause karma done in this life will be experienced in your next life.
Questioner: If my bhaav (intent) is to cause someone a loss worth millions of dollars, does that mean I too will have to suffer the same type of loss?
Dadashri: No, not in terms of damage. You will suffer in another way but to the same degree. Whatever unhappiness you give out, the same amount of unhappiness will come your way. Your son will make you miserable perhaps by squandering away all your money. You will inevitably suffer the same amount of unhappiness that you caused to the other. If you hurt somebody, you will suffer hurt, and if you give happiness to someone, you will get happiness back. Ultimately, all the karma fall in to the category of raag-dwesh (attraction and abhorrence). The effect of raag (attraction) is happiness and the effect of dwesh (abhorrence) is unhappiness.
Questioner: If the effect of attraction is happiness and the effect of abhorrence, is unhappiness, then would it be a director an indirect effect?
Dadashri: It is nothing but direct effect. With attachment,
