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The Science of Karma
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you encounter is your own design; nobody else is responsible
for it. For endless lives, you have been responsible, “wholly
and solely.”
Your Own Projection
People recognize that whatever they experience is their
own projection. As a result they try to change that projection,
but are not successful. This is because the projection is not
solely in their hands. Talks about changing the projection are
correct, but does one have the independent ability to do so?
Yes, he does, however only to a limited extent. The major
portion of this control is not in your hands. Only after attaining
the true knowledge does one become independent, but until
then, it is not quite so.
Now how can the ‘project’ be stopped? (The project
has components of cause and effect). Until one finds his real
Self in all this, he continues to wander aimlessly. Although he
recognizes, “This body and I are not one and the same”. There
are many other inner components within and one continues to
identify with them, causing the belief of, “I am Chandubhai,” to
remain. It is due to his inability to break free of this belief, that
man thinks he is the ‘doer’. He believes that he is the one that
speaks, that he is the one doing the penance, and samayik etc.
As long as he believes he is the doer, he continues to create
new projects and suffer the consequences of the old (past life
causes) ones. If people understood the principles of karma,
they would understand the principle of liberation.
Bondage Through Wrong Belief
Dadashri: What is your name?
Questioner: Chandubhai.
Dadashri: Are you really Chandubhai?
Questioner: What else can I say? It is what everyone
thinks is correct.