8 The Science of Karma
believe in the principle of reincarnation cannot believe that God created the world . What is reincarnation based on ? It is based on the concept , “ I am the doer and I am the sufferer . I am reaping the fruits of my own karma . God does not interfere in this !”
Questioner : Up until now , I used to think that God was responsible for all this .
Dadashri : No . The responsibility is your own . You are wholly and solely responsible . When a person gets shot , he is suffering the effect of his past life ’ s karma . The person who does the shooting will suffer when his karma is ready to give fruits .
It is just like a mango . You will not be able to extract any juice out of the mango the day you buy it . You can only do that when it ripens . Similarly , the time has to be just right for the person to receive the bullet . The fact that the bullet is received means that the fruit has ripened and the juice has come out . The one who shot the bullet , his fruit is now small and is growing and will ripen in time . Thereafter the juice will come out ( the result of karma ).
Who Is Bound : Body Or Soul ? Questioner : Now , is it the body or the soul that is bound ?
Dadashri : The body itself is karma , so how can it have any other bondage ? He , who feels that he is not free , is bound . Who suffers imprisonment , the prison or the prisoner ? So this body is the prison , and the one within , is bound . The one who believes , “ I am bound , I am this body , I am Chandubhai ,” is the one who is bound .
Questioner : Do you mean to say that the soul binds ( charges ) and discharges karma through the body ?
Dadashri : No , it is not like that . The soul is absolutely not involved in this . In fact the soul is free ; it is independent . It