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Law of Karma

Law of Karma. The foundation of life. Freewill. Do I have freewill? Free from what? Free from matter and mind Freewill cannot be a part or product or property of the body or mind. Freewill. How free am I? Perception – No freedom Cannot see a blue object red

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Law of Karma

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  1. Law of Karma The foundation of life

  2. Freewill • Do I have freewill? • Free from what? • Free from matter and mind • Freewill cannot be a part or product or property of the body or mind

  3. Freewill • How free am I? • Perception – No freedomCannot see a blue object red • Action – Partial freedomCannot fly but can walk. • Attitude – Complete freedomTotal freedom and responsibility over desire, anger, jealousy, happiness, sorrow, etc.

  4. Who am I? • The person who has freewill. • I am not the body, intellect, memory, etc. • I am not a part or product or property of any of them. • Body and mind are my instruments. • I am the entity who decides and is responsible for the decision. • I am a Jiva.

  5. The Law • Basic law of Physics • Cause and effect • Also called law of conservation • For any part of the system, the input and output should balance over a long time • Same law applies to me too • As I sow, so shall I reap. • I only get what I deserve. • I am responsible for my decisions.

  6. The Law … • Differences in birth have to be explained. • Actions done just before death need to be taken into account. • Pre-birth existence and post-death existence are the only possibility. • Concept of rebirth is the most logical solution.

  7. Principle of Cause and Effect • As I sow, so shall I reap. • I only get what I deserve. • Nothing comes for free. • I am the maker of my own destiny. • What I am now and what I face now are the results of my own past actions. • What I will be and what I will face in future will the results of my present and past actions.

  8. Action and Results • Every action creates these effects: • External tangible result (phala) • Potential to affect a future result (karma) • Internal tendency (samskaara)

  9. Action and Results … Store of unfructified effects Results Analysis Action Situation Freewill Tendencies Memory Intellect

  10. Jiva - I Jagat - World Iswara - God Working Model Has freewill Everything other than Jiva Subtratum and the laws governing the Jiva and Jagat

  11. Questions and Answers gokulmuthu@gmail.com http://gokulmuthu.wordpress.com

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