12 The Science of Karma
was delicious and I ate it all,” you are sowing the seed. There is nothing wrong in saying,“ I ate,” as long as you are aware that you are not the one who is eating. But instead you become the doer and when you take on the doership, you plant the seed of karma.
When you have no abhorrence towards the one who curses you, and no attachment towards the one who garlands you and takes care of you, then karma will not bind. Raag is attachment. Dwesh is abhorrence.
Questioner: What if we do not realize that raag and dwesh are occurring?
Dadashri: The reward for not knowing is the wandering into life after life.
The Relationship Of The Self And Body
Questioner: Can you explain the relationship between the body and the Self in more detail?
Dadashri: The body has come about as a result of ignorance of the Self. It is the effect of all the causes you created. When someone praises you, you are pleased, but when he insults you, it upsets you. The external display of emotion is immaterial. The internal intent of these reactions( attachment and abhorrence) is the cause. It is this inner reaction that will bind karma. And it is this karma that will be discharged in the next life as an effect. The mind, speech and body, are all effective. While experiencing the effects, one creates new causes. The cycle of cause and effect is perpetuated in this manner. Even the foreign scientists can understand the concept of reincarnation in this way!
These are all effects. To plead a case in a court of law is also an effect. You must not have any ego during this effect by saying,“ I won the case.” Effects will follow naturally, like flowing water. The water does not say,“ I am going down.”