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Why do bad thingshappen to good
people
The Law ofKarma
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Krishna isSat - Cit - Ananda
Jiva The spirit soul isalso
Sat cit Ananda
Then why are we suffering ??
Why Do Bad Things Happen To GoodPeople?
Full of
knowledge
Eternal Blissful
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5. Karma(Activity)
Five Major Topics in Bhagavad-Gita
Why Do Bad Things Happen To GoodPeople?
1.ISVARA
(GOD)
2.Jiva(LivingEntity)
3.Prakriti
(Material
Nature)
4.Kala
(Time)
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Prakriti The MaterialNature Consists of millions of universes
1/4th of the total creation
Material nature is dukhalaya ashashvatamB.G.
Spiritual world is Vai kuntha (No misery)
Compared to a prison house. Afacility provided for the rebellious
souls, giving them an opportunity
to reform themselves
Why did the Lord create the material world ??
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Provides the soul with
a body in the
8400000 species oflife
Why Do Bad Things Happen To GoodPeople?
400,000 - Human beings
900,000 In Water (aquatics)
2,000,000 Plants
1,100,000 Insects
1,000,000 Birds
3,000,000 - Animals
Different bodies provide different levels of consciousness just
like different cells in the prison
A- Class Cell, B-Class Cell & C-Class cell Binds the body with the three
modes of nature
Ga get out durg very difficult to
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Why Do Bad Things Happen To GoodPeople?
Three Modes of Material Nature
Sattva Guna
Mode of Goodness
Rajo Guna
Mode of Passion
Tamo Guna
Mode of Ignorance
Knowledge Free from
sins
Conditioned
by sense of
happiness
Unlimiteddesires
Fruitive activity
Attraction
between man
and woman
Madness
Laziness
Sleep
Intoxicatio
n
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Food in Mode of Goodness
B.G.17.8 ayuh sattva balarogya.
Food that increases life span & Heart becomes
purified
Gives strength, health, happiness and satisfaction
Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing
to the heart
Food in
Mode of
Passion
B.G.17.9 katv-amla-
lavanaty.
Food that cause
distress, misery
and disease
Such foods are
too bitter, too
sour, salty, very
hot, pungent, dry
and burning
Food in
Mode ofIgnoranc
eB.G.17.9 yata yaman gatarasam
Food that are
Prepared more than 3 hrs
before being eaten
Tasteless, decomposed &
putrid
Consisting of remnants and
untouchable
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Why Do Bad Things Happen To GoodPeople?
All living beings in the material world areconditioned by the three modes
The soul comes in contact with a particular mode of
material nature and acts accordingly, being conditioned
The ConditionedSoul
We seek happiness on the material platform according
to the modes we are conditioned by
We are forced to act
helplessly according to the
impulses born of the modes of
nature
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In this way the soul isforced to take birth in
this material world
again and again
Thus our pure spiritual
nature is perverted by theimpure desires, born of the
three modes
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KALA (TIMEFACTOR)
Time is Krishnas
Energy Most Powerful force in the material
world. Amongst all killers time is the
ultimate.
Time causes transformation in the prakriti
- Cycle of Universe- Six Transformations
In B.G. Krishna says, Kalosmi I amTime
Where are the
Napoleans and
Hitlers ?
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KARMA
(ACTIVITY)Definition: Activities performed by theliving entities conditioned by the three
modes, under the control and purview
of time
THE LAW OF KARMAFor every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction
We are accountable for everything we think,
speak or do
Therefore we must be aware of the
consequences of all the activities that weperform.
Wh D B d Thi H T G d
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Preliminary knowledge of the LAW OF KARMA
Good Karma Pious Activity
Concession given does not mean free
license to engage in sinful activity
Bad Karma Sinful Activity
Laws of Karma are relative
The four pillars of sinful life:
1. Illicit
Sex
2.
Intoxicatio
n
3.
Gamblin
g
4. Meat
Eating
Krishna Says, Gahana Karmano gati It is very difficult to
understand the law of karma
Wh D B d Thi H T G d
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Contd Preliminary knowledge of the LAW
OF KARMA
Applicable only to human species
Instant and delayed Karma
eg. Sow a mustard seed & get a fruit in a month
sow a coconut seed and get a fruit in 20 years
Cellows (drum for storing grains)
Individual and collective karma
Ignorance of the law is no
excuse to escape reaction
If everything is predestined
then why work ?
Mills of God grind slowly but exceedingly
fine
Wh D B d Thi H T G d
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TO ESCAPE REACTION,
AKARMA MUST BE PERFORMED
Good and bad karma are both binding
Good and bad karma do not cancel each other
Contd Preliminary knowledge of the LAW
OF KARMA
Wh D B d Thi H T G d
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF
KARMATYPE ACTIVITY
Karma As per scriptural (PIOUS)
directions
VIkarma Against scriptural
(SINFUL) directions
Akarma For which one
does not suffer any reaction
Eg. Soldier fighting on behalf
of the country
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LIFE IS A PREPARATION
DEATH IS THEEXAMINATION
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