The Science of Karma 29
penance etc, do so because of their effect karma. There is no cause karma in these outer acts of theirs. Their actions today is their karma effect, the fruits of which they will experience in this life when people give them credit for their penance.
Actions Do Not Charge: Intentions Do
When these religious teachers do pratikraman, samayik, or give lectures, their conduct is their effect karma. It is the internal charging that is important. Their conduct today is all a discharge, of charge from the past life. Their entire external conduct is in the form of discharge. When people say that they did meditation or gave alms, they will reap the rewards of these actions in their present lifetime, but of what use is this for their next life? One may be doing samayik externally, but only God knows what is going on internally.
A man is doing samayik( introspective meditation) when someone calls for him at the door. The wife answers the door. She is asked where the husband is. The wife tells his visitor,“ He has gone to the trash dumping ground.” The man overhears this conversation and upon introspection he finds that his wife is correct. Internally he was indeed meditating and in his meditation, he had been visiting bad places. This is the causal karma, while on the outside he is doing samayik, an effect karma. It would be acceptable to be doing samayik internally even though externally it would not be evident.
Thus Change The Inner Intent
Effect karma is when although you try to control your anger, the anger occurs. Does this happen or not?
Questioner: It happens.
Dadashri: The results of that anger will be there in this life. People may avoid you or slap you. You will be disgraced one way or another. To become angry is your effect karma, but it is your internal intent that is important. If from within you feel