Guest guest Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Q. (Mr. M. Frydman): Even without any initial desires there are some strangeexperiences for us. Where do they arise from? • Maharshi: The desire may not be there now. Enough if it was there before. Though forgotten by you now, it is bearing fruit in due course. That is how the jnani is said to have prarabdha left for him. Of course, it is only according to others' point of view. =========================== • Q. Jiva is said to be bound by karma. Is it so?M. Let karma enjoy its fruits. As long as you are the doer, so long you are the enjoyer.• Q. How to get released from karma?• M. See whose karma it is. You will find you are not the doer. Then you will be free. This requires Grace of God for which you should pray to Him, worship Him, and meditate on Him.The karma which takes place without effort, i.e., involuntary action, is not binding.Even a jnani is acting as seen by his bodily movements. There can be no karma without effort or without intentions (sankalpas). Therefore there are sankalpas for all. They are of two kinds: binding — bandha-hetu, and muktihetu — non-binding. The former must be given up and the latter must be cultivated. There is no fruit without previous karma; no karma without previous sankalpa. Even mukti must be the result of effort so long as the sense of doership persists. Talks with Ramana Maharshi http://www.hermetic-philosophy.com/5.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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