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Why Should
I Suffer Now From Previous Karma? (27.10.2002)
Then I received another question.
“It is said that, due to one’s karma carried from previous
births, he or she suffers in the present birth. Because of our
past karma, we are suffering in the present life. In my
humble belief, to suffer one should know what he or she has done.
Why not suffer in the present birth for the current karma
instead of it being put off till the next birth?” Very good!
“Why should I suffer my karma
now from a previous lifetime?”
What did Bhagavan say? My friends,
these answers are picked from Sai literature only. They are not
based on my imagination because I'm not capable of it. I'm
supported by Sai literature. If I run short of answers, I’ll seek
your forgiveness on the matter. I don’t bluff, no!
What does Swami say about this
karma aspect? He said, “Some actions give immediate results.”
Suppose there is a cut here. (He shows his finger.) When
you are sharpening your pencil and the blade cuts your skin by
mistake, what happens? It bleeds immediately. It is a reaction - a
result of the action then and there! You drink milk and you don’t
feel hungry anymore - for an hour anyway. When you take food, you
don’t feel hungry for four hours. For hunger to return, it
requires four hours. So, some actions cause immediate results,
while some actions call for an hour or four hours.
If you sow the seed now, you can
have mango fruits next year. Why next year? That’s all. For the
seed to germinate, for the seed to sprout, for the tree to grow,
for the seed to bear fruit, it will take a long time. Similarly,
some actions give immediate results. Some actions give result
leisurely, slowly. That is how we have to understand karma.”
© Anil Kumar Kamaraju 2004 - Here
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