Science of Karma

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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The Science of Karma
The Science of Karma
karma of merit, and this does not hurt him. The karma of demerit is not bound.
Awareness Against The Binding of Karma
Questioner: What can one do to prevent karma being created?
Dadashri: If you have bad thoughts, any negativity, you should immediately confess them to God. The thoughts will linger as long as there is an account. Just confess to God that you have had bad thoughts and that you are asking for forgiveness and take a vow never to do it again.
Questioner: If someone commits a murder and then repents in front of God, then how can that person be freed from that karma?
One must accept the fruit of karma, but if repentance is done whole-heartedly, then the new karma will become light. If the killing is done with enthusiasm then the newly bound karma will be very grave and if it is done with regret then the karma will not be as grave.
A man is forced to kill a deer to feed his family. By killing he commits a bad karma. A prince on the other hand, goes deer hunting for sport and is thrilled when he manages to kill a deer. Now in both situations a deer has been killed. One kills for food and the other for his enjoyment. The man who kills for food will end up from the human form into the animal form! The prince however, who does not eat the meat, but hunts for sport and his own pleasure, will go to hell. The karma was the same for both but their intentions were different. People are not aware of these rules, so they need someone like me to explain it to them. Does Judge Bind Karma For Giving A Death Sentence?
Dadashri: Yes, he can be freed. But if he feels happy after killing, then he will bind very serious bad karma and if he repents for his actions, he will bind a light karma.
Questioner: So regardless of what he does, he still binds karma?
Dadashri: They are bound and then released. The murder that takes place is really a karma that discharges its effect to become free. When does the binding occur? It is bound at the time when a thought enters one's mind that it is okay to kill. At that time a new karma is bound. While karma is discharging, if one repents, then one can escape its consequences of effect. Killing will have grave consequences. The killer will be disgraced and even suffer all kinds of disease within the body (effect of effect). Everything will have to be suffered here and here only. The new karmas that are bound will not be very sticky, when one repents sincerely. The process of killing is karma effect and it has to be suffered.
A high court judge was in a dilemma over how he could issue a death sentence after taking Gnan (The knowledge of The Self). I asked him what would happen if he did not. He said that if he did give it, then he would be committing a sin.
I showed him a way to deal with his dilemma. I told him that he should be repentant and tell God, 'Dear Lord, what did I do to be in this position to sentence someone to death. Please forgive me.' He should do pratikraman sincerely and then continue to do his work according to the laws of the land.
Questioner: If we seriously injure someone and then do pratikraman, don't we bind karma?
Dadashri: You should keep doing pratikraman in his name. The amount of pratikraman that you do should be equal to the