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The Science of Karma
time because of the unfolding effect of your own karma: he is
simply an ‘instrument’. All the troublemakers of this world are
merely ‘instruments’. Even he that steals a hundred dollars from
you in the street is an ‘instrument’. It is your own account. Why
is it that you were awarded the prize and not someone else?
The Importance Of Prayer While Suffering
Karma
Questioner: Dada, what I want to know is if the effect
of karma can be changed through prayer?
Dadashri: The effect of karma is composed of parts.
One aspect is such that it can be eliminated with prayer. A
second type can be eliminated with a little spiritual effort. The
third type is the one that no matter how strong the spiritual
effort, there is no escape from the suffering. It is too sticky.
Questioner: But even if the karmas are very sticky,
doesn’t prayer make a difference?
Dadashri: It makes no difference. Although at the time
of praying, there may be some peace.
Questioner: Does one get the strength to experience the
fruits of the karmas by praying?
Dadashri: No. The misery is the effect on you. With
prayer, you can experience a portion of happiness in misery.
But it is difficult for the prayer to remain continuously. When
situations are bad and the mind is spoiled it is hard to keep
praying. If it is possible to keep praying, it would be the ideal
thing and one should do it by recalling and remembering ‘Dada’,
who himself i s free from his body. If you recall the one who is
not attached to his body and then say the prayers, the prayer
will stay, otherwise it will not.
Questioner: Under those circumstances praying does
not come to mind.