Why does the omniscient God retain the soul's file of deeds in an inactive state?

[A spiritual discussion was conducted on Shivarātri on March 11, 2021, in which several devotees participated. The questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]

[Śrī Bharath Krishna asked: You have said that if a soul gets reformed, its file of deeds and fruits is kept in cold storage (inactive state). It is not destroyed because if the soul turns back to sin, the file will be reopened. But God is omniscient and He certainly knows whether a soul has really and permanently reformed or not. Then, what is the need of retaining the file in an inactive state? If the soul is really reformed, why does God not cancel the fruits of the soul’s sins, once and for all.]

Swami replied: (Sarcastically) God commits this ‘mistake’, believing that the soul is really reformed, even when the soul has not actually reformed. When the soul turns back to sin, God repents and brings back the file from cold storage! The reality is that God knows the nature of the soul very well. Hence, does not destroy the file. Next time, even if the soul has really reformed, God can say to the soul, “You cheated Me last time. So, now, I will neither destroy your file, nor will I put it into cold storage” [All including Bharat Krishna laughed and requested Swami not to do so!].

God is not only a strict administrator but also an infinite ocean of kindness. He gives the chance of permanent reformation to the soul, again and again, due to His love for souls who are His issues. Since He is omniscient, He knows the unpredictable nature of the soul. Being the best administrator, He never destroys the file, but keeps it in cold storage. Even though the soul’s reformation is temporary, during that temporary period, there is a bit of real reformation in the soul. So, the soul deserves the cancellation of sins for that temporary period. This is quite logical. Otherwise, the soul will blame God for being illogical and unjust and claim that it is eligible for temporary relief. Hence, you can never find fault with the procedure of God’s administration, at any stage.

You might argue that God should ensure that the reformed soul never ever turns to sin in the future. But if God does that, you will again blame God saying that God is not keeping His promise of granting free will to the soul! For this reason, God cannot accept your suggestion! Such arguments only exhibit your unpredictable nature of always finding faults with others, hiding your faults.

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