The Science of Karma 49
Dadashri: Yes, certain diseases are results of bad karmas created in ignorance, so medicine can cure them. If they were intentionally done then there would not be any kind of medicine that would help cure the disease. In both cases one does not go unpunished. The only difference is that the bad karma created in ignorance will receive some kind of help, whereas those done deliberately, will not.
The Result Of Troubling Others
Questioner: What kind of karma causes the physical happiness or unhappiness we experience?
Dadashri: Many people kill and torture cats and dogs unintentionally. When they cause misery to these animals they are not aware of the consequences they will have to face. Killing kittens and puppies and dissecting frogs, has its repercussions. Whatever you do will come back at you. These are all your own‘ echoes’( effect).
Questioner: So the pain given to other bodies will be reflected in the same way?
Dadashri: Yes. That is it. The slightest misery you give to any living being will return to your own body.
Questioner: Would a person not be in a state of ignorance when he dissects and cuts all these animals? Does he still have to suffer even though he does not have feelings of animosity toward his victims?
Dadashri: If by accident your hand falls on burning charcoal, you will suffer the consequences. So nobody lets you off, whether it is in ignorance or with awareness, knowingly or unknowingly. Only the suffering is different. All these people suffer because of their own accounts. That is why the Lord has told us to practice ahimsa( non-violence) through the mind, body, and speech. If you want to be happy, then you must not hurt any living being, even slightly.