Fruits Of Action

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Deeds and the results of one’s deeds are fundamental aspects of the karmic

cycle. Once this "every action has a reaction" phenomenon is understood, the

limitedness of the individual’s role in the bigger realm of things should

become clear. However, as it may seem due to the ignorance, the craving for the

ownership is an irresistible eventuality. It is as involuntary as the heart

beat. How could one yield to the cycle of action and reaction, and yet

contemplate on what the Sadguru is capable of giving? Baba said, its Viveka

(wisdom) that leads one to Vairagya (detachment). It is the "stateless state"

that could only be perennial. It is possible only by surrendering the "self" to

the Sadguru.

The following is an interesting passage from Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swami

ji’s "Bhakthi Maala". The fruits of action and the experiencing of those fruits

in this world are dependent on the effort we put in. If one works hard in the

fields, one gets good harvest. But the fruits of action, like the grains that

one grows, will be spent after some time. To replenish it, one will have to

work hard again. Happiness in the other world also depends upon the amount of

merit earned by us in this world. More the effort, more the merit and more the

happiness. With more and more effort, one might become eligible to go to

Vaikuntha or Kailasa or Brahma loka. But it must be remembered that even this

merit is like a bag of grains. It will be exhausted sooner or later. In this

world, there is a possibility to preserve a part of the harvest for producing

crops again. In other words, here it is possible to experience happiness as

well as to strive hard to earn merit.

It is not so in the other world. There, it is not possible to earn Punya while

enjoying the fruits of merits earned previously. One will have to experience

happiness completely, exhaust his merit, and then return to this world to earn

more Punya.

By this, we can realize that the happiness of the other world is not only

temporary, but is also troublesome to us because it drains us of our merit and

sends us here to strive hard again and again. When this knowledge sets in, you

will automatically lose interest in the pleasures of this and the other world.

The detachment should be so strong that even if someone offers you heaven, you

should turn it down and look upon it with disgust. To reject a cake when the

stomach is full does not constitute Vairagya. Real Vairagya is that state in

which an individual shows no desire for any sort of pleasure - here or

hereafter.

Yes, it is possible only by surrendering the "self" to the Sadguru.

Source:saibaba.org

Arun Reddy Nukala

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