Book Title: Science of Reincarnation Toll of Karma
Author(s): B Sriniketan Bhandari
Publisher: B Sriniketan Bhandari

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________________ The Science of Reincarnation, The Toll of Karma attained the title of greatness. These are those souls who conquered the ultimate bondage between Karma and soul or Atma to become free from any physical sufferings or pleasures. The existence of Karma is suffering and thus life itself is suffering. The real freedom is thus to become free from such process. The ultimate true freedom is to be free from the cycle of life and death that is reincarnation. The freedom does not mean to have a license and an authority to take away someone's freedom, land, property, earnings and savings of life time and life. Freedom does not mean to make other slaves. This is the path of selfishness. This is temporary. The fruits as pleasures will be for a short time but the bond of Karma will be very strong whose effects will be long lasting. One has to pay the toll for such ride if not in this life but many more lives to come. There is no excuses and no forgiveness. Consider an example from history. Ashok, the emperor of India in 6 BC. In a war of Kaling more than 100.000 lives were taken. At the end of the war, he was very happy and proud of himself. He was celebrating his victory over his enemies. He thought that he has conquered every thing. No one is like him. Then a Buddhist monk came to his palace and took him to the battlefield where bodies of 110

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