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The Science of Karma
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Therefore, discord means ignorance. All discord arises
out of ignorance. When ignorance goes, discord disappears.
One should know what everything is all about. Ordinarily,
if a child breaks a clay pot, nobody says anything, but when a
china cup is broken, everyone gets upset. Why? It is because
the clay pot had no value to it. In other words we only create
problems when something is valuable to us. We do not create
any problems where things do not have any value. Both of the
vessels break on account of unfolding of effect karma. Yet we
care less for the devalued clay pot.
When a person suffers a loss of two thousand rupees, he
suffers mental anguish, while another person who suffers the
same loss, will recognize that it happened because of his effect
karma. This sort of understanding, will bring everything to a
close, otherwise there will be discord. There is no discord in the
karmas from previous life. Discord is the fruit of today’s
ignorance.
Some people remain unperturbed even if their warehouse
burns down and they do not have any insurance. They would
appear tranquil both on the outside and inside, while some
display panic and fear inside and out. That is all ignorance and
lack of understanding. The warehouse was destined to burn.
Nothing new is happening. No matter how much you punish
yourself, nothing would have changed the outcome.
Questioner: Should we calmly accept the outcome of
anything?
Dadashri: Yes. You must take everything positively. And
you can only see the positive in any situation if you have Gnan.
If not, the intellect (buddhi), which always looks at the negative,
will takeover. The whole world suffers. Everyone thrashes around
like fish out of water. How can you call this living? There is a
need to understand the art of living. Not everyone achieves
liberation, but one should at least know the art of living.