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The Science of Karma
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not accomplish anything by doing that. Instead you will go to a
lower life form. People have no idea about the type of life form
in store for them, so they remain insensitive. If they were told
that in their next life they will acquire four legs and a tail (animal
life) they would shape up right away.
Questioner: Whose karma is worse, the husband’s or
the wife’s, when fighting with one another?
Dadashri: The one who suffers more. Who will give up
the fight?
Questioner: Neither of them will. They will simply carry
on fighting.
Dadashri: Then they both have bad karmas. It all happens
out of ignorance.
Questioner: If there is understanding then there is no
suffering, right?
Dadashri: There is no suffering at all, if they understand.
If a child were to throw a stone at you, you would be furious
and chase him, would you not? But whom would you get angry
with if a stone were to fall on you and injure you badly? Who
would you quarrel with?
Questioner: No one.
Dadashri: Similarly, when someone hits you, he is merely
an ‘instrument’. It is only because one does not have this
awareness, that he becomes upset. There would be no suffering
if he were to understand the role of an ‘instrument’ (nimit).
Receive Happiness By Giving Happiness
If you plant a cactus, you cannot expect it to bear
mangoes. You get the fruit of the tree you plant. In the same
way, the consequence of the karma you have to suffer depends
on the type of karma that was bound in the first place. If you