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
To understand this, we have to consider some examples of our day to day life. If some one is helping you then you might say this person is a friend. You will have thus liking for this person because you have received favor from this person. Whereas other person might not help you or creates obstacles in achieving your goals, then this type of activity you will classify as unfriendly activity. Thus, depending on your personal or matter-associated gains or favors, you will divide this into two groups as a friend and an enemy or good and bad.
Atma never decides whether it is favorable or unfavorable to existing life forms or other matter or, say in a broad sense, other then oneself. But for sure it differentiates each and every thing whether it is living or non-living into two forms, the good-bad or favorable-unfavorable. This is not the end of the process. This liking and disliking directs towards attachment for those which are favorable. The course of this process leads towards actions to destroy completely those that are unfavorable. This Raga or attachment and Dwesh or jealousy gives birth to the action known as desire.
The desire then attracts various Karma molecules which finally produces endless