Posted on: 04 Feb 2005
People pose as if they are pure in this birth by saying that they are suffering due to some actions committed by them in some past birth. In fact, for all the previous deeds, the soul was treated completely in the upper world. When the soul takes birth in this world, it is born with ‘Karma Shesha’, which does not mean the remains of past actions. It means the remains of that quality (Samskara or Vasana) in the soul. When the thief was severely beaten in the police station for his action of theft, he comes out with a subtle seed of that quality. Due to the beating, that quality was very much reduced but did not vanish completely. This seed is in the form of a quality, which is a wrong modification of knowledge and it will never be erased by the fruit because the fruit is also a form of action only. This means action cannot destroy the quality. Only the right knowledge, which is the correct modification of the knowledge, can remove that quality. The punishment, which is also a form of action, cannot destroy the quality. The agony, which is also another wrong modification of knowledge, produced during the punishment, cannot destroy this quality. This seed is called ‘Karma Shesha’ or ‘Sanchita’. Therefore ‘Karma Shesha’ or ‘Sanchita’ does not mean the balance [remaining] of the results. It only means the balance of the quality, which is responsible for the action.
When the soul is reborn, it gets a congenial atmosphere according to its seed. The seed starts germinating and this stage of the quality is called ‘Prarabdha’. The seed slowly grows into a tree. The soul becomes very active and does a series of deeds. The fruits of these deeds will be received by the soul in the upper world. Such future fruits are called ‘Aagaami’. But some vigourous deeds give fruits in this world itself. The series of thefts of a theif are recorded in the police station (Aagaami), but sometimes the householder even before going to the police station punishes thief himself. Thus the effects in this world are only the fruits of some serious actions of the soul done in this world itself. The most serious sin done in this world is forgetting the Lord, who gave so many facilities in this world without any selfishness. Even though people are praying to the Lord, their love is full of selfishness. Love is not true if selfishness exists. There is no light if darkness exists. Therefore the human being is committing this greatest sin and is receiving the result of this sin in this life itself because the sin is so serious! However, atheists are going to be punished only in the upper world for this greatest sin. The reason is that they are used to test the faith of the devotees of the Lord. A devotee should not be misled by seeing the happy life of an atheist in this world.