Bhagavan - good actions, bad actions

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Today, I reached the hall at about 3 p.m.

Bhagavan was at leisure, answering questions asked by

some devotee. One of the question was:

 

" Swami, they say that japa and tapa performed in the presence

of Bhagavan yield greater results than usual. If so,

what about bad actions done in your presence? "

 

Bhagavan replied , " If good actions yield good results,

bad actions must yield bad results. If the gift of a cow in Benares

yields great punya(virtue) to the donor, the slaughter of a cow

there result in great papa (sin). When you say that a little virtuos

action done in a holy place yields enormous benefit,

a sinful action must likewise yield enormous harm.

So long as the feeling that you are the doer is there,

you must face the consequences of your actions,good or bad. "

 

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Letters from Sri Ramanasramam

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Glossary (from Be As You Are)

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japa = literally , " muttering " ,but as an abbreviated form

of nama-japa it means repetion of the name of God.

 

tapas = usually this means meditation connected with

the practice of self-denial or bodily mortification.

However,tapas has many other meanings

such as penance, religious austerity and heat.