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not know about such events. The appearance of Karmas occurs in two ways. They are :
(1) Vipakodaya : (realized form) and (2) Pradeshodaya : (unrealized form).
If Karmas arise in the manner called Vipakodaya, the Jiva has to experience the good or evil fruits of those Karmas. If Karmas arise in the Pradeshodaya form, the Jiva need not and does not experience the fruits of those Karmas. They appear and disappear. There is no experience of their impact and there is no agony in this case. Please tell me which of these two kinds of Karmas you like. Do you like the Vipakodaya type or the Pradeshodaya type ? I hope you have understood the nature of the two kinds. It will be good if the Karmas that arise in the performance of spiritual austerities are of the Vipakodaya type. It will be good if the Karmas resulting from sins are of the Pradeshodaya type. But at the time of the appearance of Karmas you cannot do anything; you can do something at the time when the Karmas bind you. The bondage of Karmas will be according to the nature of their appearance. If you perform your spiritual activities with mind, word and body, then you will be bound by Karmas that arise in the Vipakodaya manner and you will experience their auspicious fruits. If you render charity with love; if you help others with genuine benevolence; if you worship the Paramatma with heartfelt devotion; if you adore and serve the Gurumaharaj with genuine reverence; if you serve the other members of your Dharma with affection; if you safeguard and preserve the Dharma with profound faith; the Karmas that will arise on account of such noble activities appear in the Vipakodaya manner (realized form) and then you will experience unprecedented felicity; you will experience heavenly bliss and you will experience such felicities for a long time. The meaning of this is that if you act with a strong attachment and hatred, the Karmas relating to such actions arise in the Vipakodaya manner; and you have to experience their bitter fruits. They may be spiritual activities or sinful activities but the Karmas relating to them arise in the Vipakodoya form; their fruits, good or evil have to be experienced,
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