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Q. How many varieties of Karma are there?
A. Three! Bad, good and mixed; some add a fourth, the Karma of the
Jnani which is neither good nor bad.
Q. What is bad Karma?
A. It is called Dushkarma. All acts done without the fear of God or
of falling into sin; all acts done while under the influence of the
six enemies, Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Maatsarya; all acts
that reveal the beast in man, that do not indicate that he is
possessed of Viveka, Vichakshana and Vairagya; that are devoid of
Daya, Dharma, Sathya, Santhi and Prema - these are Dushkarmas.
Q. And the Sath-Karmas?
A. All acts done in the fear of God and of sin; all acts done with
Sathya, Dharma, Santhi, and Prema; these are the Sathkarmas.
Q. What are the Misra-karmas, the mixed ones?
A. They are an interesting lot. Though the acts are good, though
apparently they are prompted by fear of God and of sin, still, they
reveal impulses that are quite the opposite. People start
rest-houses and water-distributing centres, for example, but they do
not pay the servants regularly and well. Their aim is just to win
some fame. They give to the poor as alms only useless clothes and
worn coins. Whatever they do, their purpose is to get publicity.
Q. You also spoke of Jnanakarma, Swami.
A. Yes; Jnanakarma is the name used for all acts done to learn from
sacred scriptures or elders or teachers the way to escape from the
bondage to duality and to the falsity of the world and to develop
faith in the values of Sathya, Dharma, Santhi, and Prema; all acts
that lead to the merging of the individual in the Universal
Absolute.
Q: We do not know how to escape the whirlpool of life...
A: When you are in a boat (referring to Himself), why do you fear? I
will take you safely through any dangerous whirlpool. The boat
called paramatma is the best security.
When you have Me, you need
not do any other sadhana. Just meditate on this form and you
will get divine consciousness.
Do not be afraid thinking how big
your sack of karma is. This is the right time to undergo all your
karma and finish it off once for all. |
