Way of Life Part 4

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana

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THE WAY OF LIFE
Surely, this must be the case. He must have found some great treasure somewhere”.
"What would people think of my sudden prosperity ? If the king comes to know of my prosperity, what would he think?” These thoughts did not occur to Ded. A man must be always aware of the way in which people are thinking and what they are thinking about. Otherwise, unnecessary calamities occur. Just because there has been punyodaya in one aspect of a man's life, it does not mean that punyodaya appears in all the aspects of his life. In our lives, punyodaya [the emergence of the efficacy of Punya (merit) ] and papodaya [the emergence of the efficacy of papa (sin) ] appear side by side.
THE CART OF LIFE MOVES ON THE PATH OF PUNYA AND PAPA
* If in someone's life punyodaya appears in respect of wealth,
it may not appear in respect of his health. He may suffer
from ill-health. * If in the life of somebody punyodaya appears in the case of
physical health, he may be physically strong and healthy
but papodaya may appear in respect of his wealth. * If somebody acquires wealth by means of punyodaya, he
may not have domestic felicity on account of papodaya, the
effect of sin. * If somebody acquires wealth by means of punyodaya, he
may not have domestic felicity on account of papodaya, the
effect of sin. * If somebody gets wealth on account of punyodaya, many
enemies may appear in his life on account of papodaya. * If somebody has a number of friends on account of punyo
daya he may not get wealth on account of papodaya.
This strange effect of karmas can be seen in the samsar. Normally, it will be less of punyodaya and more of papodaya. Therefore, men get less of happiness and more of misery. The