11 Oct 2016
Shri Ani asked: In the recent second part (Vishnu Lahari) of the book called ‘Mahima Yamuna’, it is mentioned that every problem of health is having the reason as the sin done in the past birth. What is the main message of all these type of miracles in the spiritual knowledge?
Swami replied: The ethical scripture (Dharma Shastra) says “the sin done in the previous birth comes as suffering of illness (Purvajanma krutam paapam vyaadhirupena baadhate). As the fulfilment of the scripture, the sin is mentioned. The only message is to convey that one has to undergo the punishment for sin even after crores of births (kalpakoti shatairapi...) with compounded interest as per scripture (avashyamanu bhoktavyam...). The fruit of a deed, whether good or bad, must be enjoyed by the soul. This scripture also says that intensive (good and bad) deeds give results to be enjoyed in this birth itself (atyutkataih paapa punyaiah ihaiva phala mashnute). You need not doubt that this rule contradicts the first rule because the fruit of any sinful deed shall be enjoyed in the next birth only (first rule) and the fruit of excessive sin is to be enjoyed in this birth itself (second rule). There is no contradiction here between these two rules because fruits of normal sins are enjoyed in the next birth and fruits of excessive sins are enjoyed in this birth itself. You can bring the basic solution also that the fruits of sins of previous births enjoyed in this birth need not contradict the enjoyments of fruits of sins done in this birth itself since you can take that each birth of the soul as one day for the soul born in the morning and dying in the night as per the Gita (Nitya jaatam...). This means that sins done till yesterday in this birth itself can be considered as sins done in the previous births since every day is a birth for the soul.
We must be careful to note that the point that ‘soul is born every day’ is a way of expression of the truth only and the Lord in the Gita didn’t condemn this way of expression by allowing it as an alternative expression of truth (since in this verse, the words ‘Atha and cha’ indicate that this point is only an alternative way only). Every day, in the night, when one sleeps entering deep sleep (Sushupti), the awareness (nervous energy) disappears and is born in the morning when the nervous system starts functioning again. The soul taken as awareness (not as the basic inert energy that modifies in to awareness in nervous system) is dying since it disappears when the nervous system takes rest as a result of which the conversion of inert energy into awareness does not take place in the resting nervous system. Hence, every day is a birth and a death for the soul taken as awareness. When the awareness is generated in the morning, it gets associated with the design of qualities stored in memory (chittam) and results as individual soul (Jeeva). By this, both the rules mentioned in the scripture don’t contradict each other. The resulting essence is that one can enjoy the fruits of deeds done in the past birth or in the previous days of this birth itself. The eternality of the soul (Atman) is still maintained by taking the soul as inert energy, which is qualitatively the same eternal cosmic energy.
Permanent Eradication of Sin Only Done By Knowledge
You need not doubt that the fruits of the deeds are enjoyed only in the upper world called as ‘Bhoga loka’ or the place of enjoying the fruits of deeds. By this, you need not be confused that how the soul enjoys the fruits of deeds on this earth, which is called as ‘karma loka’ or the place of doing deeds. This contradiction of place is also solved because the fruits of all deeds are enjoyed in the upper worlds, but, a sin is not totally eradicated by punishment since permanent eradication of sin is only done by knowledge. By the enjoyment of fruits in the upper world, the sin is reduced in its intensity, but, not totally eradicated. Hence, the returning soul contains all the sins in it qualitatively even though their quantitative reduction is achieved. From this pattern of reduced sins, any reduced sin can be picked up to give its fruit because enjoyment of fruit through punishment keeps the sin in reduced condition only. This means that again a small part of the reduced sin gets punished here and the pattern of sins remains same except that the specific sin punished is in more reduced state. This means, the pattern of deeds (karma chakra) of any soul is qualitatively endless till the complete spiritual knowledge is achieved, though the pattern is reduced quantitatively in its intensity by punishments given there or here.
Actually, the fruits of the deeds in the pattern of deeds of soul is like a basket of various fruits present near the hand of God. God can pick up any fruit at any time and at any place as per His discretion applied for the improvement of the soul towards reformation. It is just like a rack of various medicines present near the hand of chief doctor and any medicine can be given to the patient anywhere either in the hospital (upper world) or in the house of outpatient (earth) as per the discretion of chief doctor (God) in view of the fast progress towards perfect health (reformation). In such case, you need not conclude that there are no rules at all regarding the cycle of deeds, which are mentioned by us above in the form of ethical scripture. This doubt is clarified since the discipline of rules of treatment with a specific course of specific medicines prescribed by the chief doctor, applies to the junior doctors working in the implementation of a specific course of treatment for certain period. If the chief doctor says the junior doctors “give three Novomox (500mg) capsules per day to this patient for three days”, the junior doctors implement the recommended course of treatment for those three days with strict discipline of rules. Hence, rules and discipline are necessary for Indra and his staff (of heaven) and Yama and his staff (of hell) to implement the course of enjoyment of fruits as tonics and antibiotics. However, the patient is under the constant observation of the chief doctor. Suppose a specific patient becomes very weak by ‘Novomox’ (antibiotic), the chief doctor may order the junior doctors to stop ‘Novomox’ and give ‘Revital’ capsules to give strength to the patient for a day and then Novomox will start again. Similarly, in the case of a specific sinner punished in the hell, the sinner may be very much depressed by the punishment repenting much internally, then, God may order Yama to relieve the soul from hell (antibiotics) to be sent to heaven (tonics) for some time. Therefore, the discipline and rules exist at the basic level only, but, the whole pattern itself is in the discretion of God only.
Whenever, a miraculous cure of a disease was done by Datta, Phani asked Me about the sin related to that and Datta (through Me) used to say the reason, which was recorded by him in his diary. He told Me that mention of the past sin in the book in each case may be useful for the readers to avoid the sins. In view of the welfare of humanity, I agreed. After all, almost all the human beings in this world are mainly sinners only and hence are suffering with problems. One sinner need not mock at the other sinner undergoing a punishment of sin since tomorrow this mocking sinner will also be punished for his past sin and get mocked by other mocking sinners! This is a contentious cycle of deeds and fruits pertaining to almost all the souls in this world.
The main point of spiritual knowledge is that you should serve God in any way you like and is convenient to you (of course, remember that the fruits are also in the same phase i.e., theory or practical) without aspiring any fruit in return. This is the essence of entire spiritual knowledge of My constant preaching here. But, aspiration of fruit is digested and became blood of all the human beings from millions of births! The strength of this digested concept from millions of births is very powerful like an elephant and My preaching in this birth is like an ant, unable to face the elephant. Hence, recollection of the main concept, very frequently, is essential so that the ant becomes lion to jump over the elephant and kill it! I will give an example alive in the present time. Shri C B K Murthy was My pillar devotee of this spiritual programme. For the past many years, I must have told him the above point at least one million times. Now he is on the death bed. I told him to utter three words constantly, which are “Guru Datta (Brahma), Shri Datta (Vishnu) and Prabhu Datta (Shiva)” to remember Datta continuously. Every five minutes, he phones Me telling “I have got pain in the leg. Will these three words uttered by me cure the leg pain?” See. The psychology of the human being strengthened from millions of births is only to worship God for some selfish benefit! This psychology is so strong that even My strongest devotee, who heard the above concept explained in several ways, for a very long time, is also unable to overcome it by the strength of My preaching. In fact, his life period was over some months back. Datta extended his life to remind him this concept again and again whenever he phones. I am giving this as a practical alive example and none should mock or pity him for this inability since everyone is going to come to that state only in the end. If you recollect the above concept every time and involve yourself in the service of Datta, I assure you the salvation from worldly bonds and the formation of the only single bond with Lord Dattatreya.
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