Forwarded Message from Sri Swaminarayan: Punarjanma and Pitraloke

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Swaminarayan T (view other messages by this author)

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 07:29:15

 

According to the karma theory,each jiva accumulates karmas during its life

span in this vyavahaarika Samsara and takes them along with it at the time of

its exit from this samsara at death and adds them on to its own BAG of

sanchita karmas (karmas done in its previous births). From this bag, the jiva

once again brings with it just ONE karma which becomes its PRARABHDA for

this janma to reap the fruits of the same in its present life time.

 

If the prarabhda karma with which you have come into this present birth was a

good one, its effect in this janma will be a good one , like being born in a

family of riches and thus making this life luxurious . If your prarabhda

karma was one of spirituality (like japa karma) you could be born in a family

of Veda Vids (Proficient in the Vedas) and your life could be one to enhance

your spiritual attainments and to be ready to move to higher levels of

saintly persuits in this life itself.

 

Having been born, it is now left to you to add further karmas to your bag of

Sanchita karmas keeping in mind that every karma stored in the bag has to

fructify in this SAMSARA, ONE AT A TIME PER JANMA , thus guarenteeing

COUNTLESS janmas for you to reap the fruits of all the karmas accumulated by

you so far !!!

 

Atleast in this janma, if I do NISHKAMYA KARMAS i.e. desireless actions that

will not attract reactions, I have a chance for my emancipation in this janma

itself. I should therefore strive to get out of this VICIOUS CYCLE of birth

and death and address the task of leading this life with a determined effort

to attain MUKTI.

 

Hari Om !

 

Swaminarayan

 

On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Surjit Dixit wrote:

> Respected members of the list,

> I would be much thankful if somebody could kindly shed some light on the

> significance of Pitraloke in the face of the Aatma and Punarjanma.