Have you ever thought about why your life is full of so many challenges? Have you seen people rising to fame & prosperity in front of your eyes whereas you have been struggling to even meet your needs? Ever wondered why success always remains far apart from you even though you put in sincere efforts in life? Did you ever think why someone is born into a very poor family whereas someone becomes a part of an affluent family? Why is someone born with some abnormality like blindness, deafness etc. and struggles throughout life?
The reason behind all this is the karma one did in the past. Hindu religion has a strong belief in the ideology of Karmas. The word Karma means action or deed. An action necessarily also includes its reaction. It is a physical law, that whenever an action is done, it is followed by a reaction. For people, this means that whatever action one does, a reaction will follow. If one plants a good seed, the resulting fruit will be good. If somebody performs a bad deed, an unwanted weed or bad reaction will come.
The law of karma explains very clearly why somebody falls ill. An action must have been made in the past that has caused the illness to manifest itself now. “Prarabdha karma” is the karma or reaction that is visible now because of a seed or action that was made sometime before. A point in Nada Bindu Upanishad mentions , “O intelligent man, spend your life always in the knowing of the supreme bliss, enjoying the whole of your Prarabdha (that portion of past Karma now being enjoyed) without making any complaint (of it).” i.e. As a man himself sows, so he himself reaps; no man inherits the good or evil act of another man. The fruit is of the same quality as the action.
This Shloka has been mentioned in Gita:
Vasansi Jirnani Yatha Vihaya Navani Grihnati Naroaparani.
Tatha Shareerani Vihaya Jeernanyanyani Sanyati Navani Dehi.
The way during our daily lives we change our old or dirty clothes and put on new or clean clothes whenever the need arises, the soul casts off its worn-out physical body and takes residence in a newer physical body at regular intervals in time. Just like the clothes that we wear do not represent the real state of our physical body, the state of our physical body doesn’t represent the truly unchangeable and permanent nature of the soul that resides within it.
In another verse, it is mentioned that
Avyakto Ayamacintyo
Ayamavikaryo Ayamuchyate.
Tasmadevam Viditvainam
Nanushochitumaharsi.
i.e. the soul can’t be known or understood by purely using the brain and its mental powers. Hence it is known as indescribable – that which defies description. It cannot be known purely by meditating or thinking upon it ‘chintan’ – hence it is known as ‘achintya’. Only those entities that can be perceived by our five senses can be understood by ‘chintan’.
As the soul can’t be described by any elements known to man, it is without shape or vikaar and is known as avikaari or immutable. It is beyond the range of form or thought and the changes that affect the mind, life and body do not touch it. Forms may change; things may come and go but that which remains behind them all is forever. The body dies, assert the Hindu traditions, but not the soul, which is eternal reality, indestructible and bliss. Everything and all existence is believed to be connected and cyclical in Hinduism, all living beings composed of two things, the soul and the body or matter.
Soul does not change and cannot change by its innate nature. In contrast, the body and personality can change, constantly changes, is born and dies. Current karma impacts the future circumstances in this life, as well as the future forms and realms of life. Good intent and actions lead to good future, bad intent and actions lead to bad future, impacting how one takes rebirth.
There is no permanent heaven or hell. In the afterlife, based on one’s karma, the soul is reborn as another being in heaven, hell or a living being on earth (human, animal, tree etc.). Gods too die once their past karmic merit runs out, as do those in hell and they return getting another chance on earth. This reincarnation continues, endlessly in cycles, until one embarks on a spiritual pursuit, realizes self-knowledge, and thereby gains nirvana, the final release out of the reincarnation cycles.
We as human beings are tamed by our karma. It is our karma which either makes us successful and happy in life or makes us deprived of all sorts of pleasures & happiness. We have full control over our deeds in this life. We can try and avoid doing anything wrong in this life. However, what we did in our earlier lives can’t be avoided.
If we are born rich, have a loving and caring family, are healthy; then it is nothing but our good karma which has manifested in such good fortunes. On the other hand, if we were born into a poor family, are facing any disease or are deprived of anything in life, then it is nothing else but our wrong karmas which are manifested in this form.
It is our good fortune that we have the blessings of SadGuruDev in our lives. The word “Dev” in Hindi means one who can grant or one who fulfills our wishes. Due to this all the Gods and Goddess are termed as “Dev” and “Devi” as per Hindu religion as they can fulfill our desires. However, our ancient texts have also mentioned the Guru as a God and not only a God but as “SadGuruDev”, which means a great personality who is way greater than Gods and whose blessings are more fortunate than that of the Gods.
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishu, Gurur Devo Maheswarah
Guruh Saakshaat Para Brahma, Tasmai Shri Guruvae Namah
The Guru is like Brahma, the creator, who creates knowledge and awareness, He is like Vishnu, the preserver, who sustains and preserves that knowledge, He is like Maheshwara, the destroyer, who destroys ignorance and illusion. He is the Supreme Absolute in the form of a human, and I bow down to that revered Guru.
We are all blessed to have such a great SadGuru in our life. A SadGuru who like Lord Shiva happily drinks the Halalal of our lives and yet keeps a smile on His face. To help His disciples live a happy and successful life, SadGuruDev will be granting Bad Karmas Dissolution Diksha on the very first day of this New Year. Those who want to live a successful life, those who want to gain fame, prosperity, and joy must grab this opportunity and get initiated with this divine Diksha.
No sadhana or siddhi can be attained till there exists any bad karma in our life. One can surely even them out by performing activities like continuously doing good deeds, chanting special mantras or via suffering. As we don’t know the outstanding balance of bad karma, this process might take several years or may be next several lives. It is now left on to the wisdom of the disciples which path they want to choose in life!
It is mandatory to obtain Guru Diksha from Revered Gurudev before performing any Sadhana or taking any other Diksha. Please contact Kailash Siddhashram, Jodhpur through Email , Whatsapp, Phone or Submit Request to obtain consecrated-energized and mantra-sanctified Sadhana material and further guidance,
