What karma is: action and reaction, karma and the mind

Most of us take a while to fulfill the result of their past karmas. So the life plan is almost the same. Very few people take birth to go above that. We don’t have to take birth because just to take birth is a result of your past karmas. Only then we can think about self realization and about God, why the nature is working, what it is. Otherwise for a layman who is just fulfilling his karmas, no matter how much you talk to him on the subject he will never listen.

DHARMA AND KARMA

it exists the opinion that dharma and karma are opposite things? Like they are on different sides?

Guruji: you do karma to make a new dharma. Very simple approach. It’s impossible to separate them.

some people say that dharma means “duty”?

Guruji: ok, but then you will have to do karma to fulfil your duty. How they can do the separate things? In Sanskrit the definition is given for the word “dharma”: dharayet sa dharma – which carries you through life is dharma. So whatever is carrying you, supporting you can be called dharma.

Even Mother Earth is carrying you: she is also embodiment of dharma.

Your career, society – everything is dharma. Then your breath, your soul, your spirit – they are carrying you, so they are all part of dharma.

You need to have a highly developed mind to understand these things. This is just not only duty: duty for whom?

someone says – it’s like social dharma and family dharma to pay the debts to society, country and family – but it’s not dharma?

Guruji: it’s part of dharma! Among the Hindus we believe there are three debts everybody is carrying: Pitra hrin– we’re in debt to our fathers, forefathers; Dev hrin– to the gods, who created everything; and Rishi hrin – for giving us wisdom. Sowe have to do our best to payback and use these things very wise.

could we say that the person who is not doing his duties properly are out of dharma?

Guruji: yes, usually some people are in prison or police is after them.

I mean if the person chooses the spiritual path?

Guruji: no, that is their dharma.

if we take the situation like it was in ancient times: when the person is going to the forest to practice? On one hand he abandons his family, but…

Guruji: but on the other hand family is doing its duties towards that person, not stopping him to attain wisdom. So it goes both ways, not only one way.

Only by going away from society you’re in a situation to observe objectively and a different understanding will come. That’s why many mendicants were living in jungle for many-many years – they came back to society to teach. Because they have the objective observation and they could see what is going wrong and what we should do to be right: that’s how all the knowledge came up.

so we cannot say that such spiritual person is going out of his dharma?

Guruji: spiritual person, who is going away from society, is not a fugitive; if you’re running from something or you’re a coward to face certain situation – then you’re not spiritual at all.

Spiritual person I think is brave enough and is able to take responsibility to what he has done: he should face all the consequences for that. A fugitive is not so spiritual person: if you’re running away from the situation – it’s nothing. We should not consider them. But then they say: cowards do survive; but survival is not the only name of the game.

most of the time the situation is created like this: if you’re able to do all your duties to the society, to the family, to the country – you will never take the spiritual path?

Guruji: see, anything you’re doing – can be spiritual. If there is no spirit inside you – what you will do? Every karma, no matter what your motive is, based on spirituality. We need to think on that also. Main thing is to understand the exact: how the dynamics of the things is working. Then you need to calm down first, stop reacting, and start developing your brain.

how you can know your dharma if you’re not developing your mind?

Guruji: impossible, yes. You will follow some teacher who maybe not knowing his own dharma and maybe misguide you – that’s why so much confusions in society.

so not knowing your dharma you just may take someone advises as it – and think it’s yours?

Guruji: but you have to make sure – the person is wise enough to give you advice. There is a great word in English: vice – means bad things; vice and wise. So is he giving you adVICEor adWISE?(smiling).you need to understand it first( laughing)

ORIGIN OF KARMA

people often say in any case – oh, it’s karma; what is karma?

Guruji: origin of all karmas is your thoughts. From your mind: you see something, you get some inspiration, or out of jealousy you want to prove yourself – everything starts from the mind. Or it’s just a reaction to some situation.

That’s why yogis saying: if you’re able to understand your thoughts and you’re in a situation to control it – you will rise beyond karma. Origin of karma is inside your mind.

in subconscious mind also?

Guruji: generally we’re looking only in 2% of our karmas, on the conscious mind. Once you’re get the access to your subconscious mind – let’s say the level of karma and the formation of the karma will be very high and very subtle. You will be already beyond karma then.

if you’re just put out your hand from the fire – it’s also karma?

Guruji: no, you’re learning.

but if you do it before you have the thought and recognize only after?

Guruji: then you started the karma and you learn out of it. Every karma, no matter how we will criticize them, - it carries the special learning within. It’s sort of education for us – to do karmas.

instinctive action is also karma?

Guruji: of course: it is starting from your mind and you expressing it physically and it will have its effect.

physical body is also called karma?

Guruji: because it’s the thought, expressed by your mind. That is philosophical thing.

how the thought transforms to the body?

Guruji: body is just a thought.

but thought doesn’t have a shape, a body?

Guruji: thought is formless, but it’s an expression of your mind, which is also formless and your brain is the seat of it; and the body is another expression of it.

why we have materialistic thoughts?

WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT IS BAD

what is actually the notions of good and bad? They were created by the society – or it exists some universal principles?

Guruji: I think there is an earthly law about what is good and bad. Society was created for commercial purposes, trade and commerce, so money is the essence of it; and most of the laws are: what you desire – only you should get. Other one should not get: that is the essence of every law.

how good and bad is connected with sat and asat from Bhagavad Gita?

Guruji: what you don’t know – it’s asat, what you are aware of – is sat. and who is a wise man?

who knows nothing?

Guruji: who is exactly aware of what he doesn’t know! He is a wise man. Idiot doesn’t know even what he doesn’t know.

how we can decipher what is good and bad if it’s not sat and asat – it’s something else?

Guruji: the hungry man finally got bread after one week and you just take it from him forcibly – that is bad. I mean it’s very easy to see. Or some dog is just relaxing in the street and you just go and kick him for nothing – that is bad. You can just put your mind and you will find so many things.

why it is wrong? Because of your feeling it is wrong?

Guruji: why unnecessarily you’re disturbing him and kicking him when he is not doing anything for you? That means your nature is violent, you like to torture others for fun – that is bad. Torturing others just for fun is bad. It may be emotional torture, psychological torture, physical torture – torture is a torture.

could we connect good and bad with advayta principles, because advayta is saying that there is no good and there is no bad?

Guruji: there is always good and there is always bad. Every religion is based on that.

so that principles of good and bad were not created by the society?

Guruji: by their nature. It’s a play of nature.

we will be beyond the Good and Evil when we will be beyond the gunas?

Guruji: oh, much before that. Beyond the gunas you will be attaining moksha or nirvana. Good and bad is not on that high level.

we can see the deities in different forms – from the most beautiful to the most awful and most frightening; so could we say that any human deeds – from the most beautiful to most awful – they all are like divine power is behind it?

Guruji: they are giving you life: how you’re using your life – it’s your problem. They just observing. Maybe gods have detailed studying of human nature.

but we cannot say that some god was behind us when we have done something very beautiful?

Guruji: no, it’s your own mind. Maybe some blessings will be there.

THE LAW OF KARMA AND HAPPINESS

previously I was trying not to use bad words – but this month they are coming very naturally

Guruji: see, and you’re much less frustrated! As we have discussed before: look at the Japanese: no bad words in Japanese – see how much suicides and hara-kiri.

we discussed that for the development in yoga – and in life in general also – lagna, the 9th lord and the 4th lord must be very powerful; but what if the lagna and 9th lord are average?

Guruji: if lagna is average then the performance of life will be also average

but if lagna and 9th are weak – but 4th is wonderful, what then? It will be like santosha for the person, he will be satisfied with everything he has?

Guruji: he will accept his life.

but he will be happy with it?

Guruji: no, he will not be happy – he will just accept it.

All depends on previous karmas: if you will take effort to develop yourself – that effort is karma.

so the law of karma is only true law – like the law of nature?

Guruji: it looks like it, I’ve been observing it for very long time – I think it applies.

KARMA AND MEMORY

the question is: the spirit is carrying all the information about all the previous karmas which were done in previous incarnations; so all that karmas will be applied to the new body?

Guruji: their memory will remain – in your DNA, in your subconscious mind and your current nature will shape up with those memories

is it possible to cultivate compassion to every living beings?

Guruji: I’ve just told you the story(smiling) – it will be like that. It will be like fighting for peace. Once we were travelling with my friend; and when we were coming back from the train there were some disputes between one very weak and one big man, looking like chief of the gang. That weak man was trying to say something – and that big man took his collar and put him up asking: why don’t you talk in a civilised manner?(smiling)

all our past experiences and memories will be reflected on us and will affect our future?

Guruji: all your decisions depends on your memory and your memory retains all your past experiences. This understanding of what was good and what was bad comes with the past experiences and your exposure to the world. That memory will make you take decisions.

so then karma is like the memory?

Guruji: karma depends on your memory and past experiences. Those who are family men – they love to remain in family surroundings.

I agree – because I saw too much when persons divorced and marry again for the third, fourth and even fifth times – maybe they are habitual to live in family

Guruji: some psychologists made this statement: they gone through multiple divorces because they always make the same mistake by marriage.

yes, even the wives are nearly the same but 20 years younger

Guruji: yes, nearly the same. Oh my god, I safely gone this part( smiling)

TODAY ’ S FEARS AND HOPES

Many people are dying now of COVID, and from some of the practitioners I’ve heard: “Oh, it was their souls’ choice.”

Does the soul have the choice at all – to die or not?

Guruji: The choice is: when you sit down in padmasana, go to pranayama, open your aperture of Brahma and then you leave your body; then it ’ s a choice.

So – are people dying because of their karmas? Or do they die because of horrific disease?

Guruji: Ultimately it will all go down to karma. Collective karmas will bring collective deaths.

Is individual karma captured and pulled by the collective karma?

Guruji: Yes, you’re a part of the big collective egregore. You’re not living alone, you can’t stay away from society.

So the karma of society is becoming stronger than your karma, isn’t? Pulls you under the train?

Guruji: We depend on society for most things – so the collective karma of society is going to affect any individual. If you’re absolutely self-sustained, living somewhere in the jungle like Tarzan or Robinson Crusoe – only then your individual karma will have a stronger effect. Otherwise collective karmas will always be more overpowering than the individual karmas.

Nowadays there are people who have the fake sense of security; they think and say: “Oh, I’m practicing, I’m in the shining armor of yoga Sadhana or buddhist practice or I am protected by my prayers – so nothing will touch me; others will die because it is their destiny.”

Guruji: I don ’ t support this sentiment. It also comes with a sense of a false superiority: I ’ m better off than other people, because I ’ m practicing this or that thing. We must have a wider perspective. The real spiritual person will say: whatever will be happening – I will face it.

Maybe all these theories which people massage into each other’s heads are also an attempt to feel more secure by understanding the root of the problem?

Guruji: Yes. They are just trying to smooth their own fears. This is a hard time – and instead of feeling superior we must feel sympathetic, compassionate; and if the situation is calling for it – be ready to help anybody.

KARMIC THEORY IS JUST PERFECT (TRUE STORY)

In the beginning it was so full of cactus and very bad ruins – so I took 100+ laborers and told them: I will pay you after 1 month. Before 2 days of ending the month there was no money. That night – I couldn’t say it would be next month, they are not rich people (rich people are more miserly than them). It was difficult for me to sleep that night, I was very tense and very worried – what will I do? Then a realization came to my mind: the fruit of karmas are definite; and they are working for money – so god will give it to them, I’m just the manager in between. And I went to sleep.

Next day one man came, looking for me – from Asansol, Bengal. When I visited Bengal in 1987 he was a footballer – he was playing for Mohun Bagan, he was a goalie. He was trying to stop the penalty kick – and the ball struck him in the chest and he fainted. After that something happened with him and from time to time he would be vomiting blood. The club sent him to Germany, to London for treatment – because he was a very fine goalie, but nothing happened. I was visiting Asansol and he came with the crowd – he was a relative of one of my future disciples and requested for some help. I was carrying something in my pocket and I gave it to him – ok, you will be alright. He went away and he became all right.

His resolve – that whatever reimbursement of medical bills came his way – he would give to me. Since 1987 I changed so many places – he kept looking for me; and in 1993 he arrived in the evening with exactly the same amount which I used to pay on the next day. So the karmic theory is just perfect. It works!

What remedy did You give him?

Guruji: I don’t even remember. Something was in my pocket – maybe it was a mercury ball or something, I just gave it to him. I think it was mercury, solid mercury – he was cured with that.

To keep it under his tongue?

Guruji: No, to boil in tea: it was the boiling thing.

People said: if you do bad things – bad karma, bad results will come; good karma – good results will come. I’ve found the third way out: if you will do romantic karma –romantic results will come. so do romantic karma, go beyond good and bad!

Einstein was suffering so much from his relatives – that he develop some complex or some phobia: wherever he will go around the world – he find some relative criticizing him. then he begin to see relatives everywhere. So the theory of relativity was born. Other scientists took it in different way and he became famous. It was misunderstanding. And- Einstein and Frankenstein sounds very close.

it’s new philosophical theory

Guruji: relatives are everywhere.

WAVE OF THE THOUGHT IN THE OCEAN OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

what do You think of karma yoga?

Guruji: this what you tell – was given by people who don’t understand the true nature of karma.

Krishna is giving the different paths…

Guruji: he’s not giving the different paths. There is only one way. He was trying to describe that, but people categorize that. Develop your mind and the nature of your karma will change with that.

what about samskaras?

Guruji: if I will say the DNA memory – you can call it samskar in other way.

only?

Guruji: simple thing.

Eating animal meat will intermix your DNA memory and genetics. Remaining vegetarian will keep your genetics clean – if they are not genetically modified.

sometimes I feel that I’m using the speech style and pattern like my father – is it samskar?

Guruji: of course. Be natural and sometimes diplomatic – when you’re going to society. All your behavior pattern will depend on your DNA memory. It proves what I said – your body represents your conscious mind.

if I look at You, at Babaji with concentration – can I change my DNA maybe a little bit?

Guruji: if it will be very strong impression – it will bring about some changes. It’s possible. Instead of changing you need to understand them. Don’t think about change – think about understanding that. There might be great wisdom according with your memories.

DO GOOD AND THROW IT INTO THE WATER

when I’m thinking – to help them or not to help, should I tell them something? Is it correct – or about the doctor it’s not the situation?

Guruji: a doctor will work according to his own learning and teachings: they don’t move out of that line.

if you’re doing something for someone for free – you’re creating the karmic connection?

Guruji: no. it is always better to help someone if he needs help.

it doesn’t create the karmic knot?

Guruji: no, nothing. There is a famous story in “Arabian nights”of Sahi Hatim Tai: seven questions were asked to him – and he was travelling to find the answer. One of them was: do good, and throw it into water – forget about it! You just forget you’ve done some good and move on. Must read book!

how we can understand that some actions are involving karmic effect and something – don’t?

Guruji: it is easy to understand: there is no remorse or nothing after you have done it and nobody’s after you – you did this( gesturing like holding someone’s collar)- fine, no problem.

there is effect of good karma – or not karmic effect at all?

Guruji: good karma will make you feel good – that effect will be there.

KARMA - NO KARMA

so any action which we take will have karmic effect?

Guruji: some effect, yes. If not karmic – then psychological effect will be there.

is it possible to understand somehow – will this karmic effect start the chain of reactions?

Guruji: not always.

we talked a lot about reactions – that’s why I think that better to do something without creating the chain reaction?

Guruji: yes, it is intelligent thing to do. You’re practicing Kriya yoga – you will know precisely and exactly.

reaction and action: what has karmic effect? Or both of them?

Guruji: reaction is a karmic effect. Action – when first time you’re doing something, which may start a chain reaction. That’s why they say: don’t act, let it go.

so no matter what we’re doing – we will have karmic effect of that?

Guruji: some of it will come, yes.

if some situation come and we’re not reacting – for example just ignoring that person; does it create the karmic effect or not?

Guruji: for him – yes. For you – nothing. It will just rebound from you.

so better just ignore the situation – then no karmic effect will come?

Guruji: you have to judge: whether situation is worthy to consideration and you have to act on it; it will be your decision: not to act or to act. That is reaction enough- if you’re considering something, that is enough reaction.

so even if we decide to do nothing?

Guruji: it is a reaction!

will it have karmic effect?

Guruji: not always.

so until unless we reach the level of Atit Ghat, we will not understand?

Guruji: no, you just read Gita: if you’re able to tolerate your things inside instead of expressing them – no karma will touch you. And it will give you a great chance to ponder on certain things, meditate on them, think on them. And your own wisdom will increase.

MEET KARMA FACE TO FACE

why when we discussed inside the body experience You said that better not to correct and just observe?

Guruji: whatever wrong is there is a direct result of your past karmas: so better to face it. You cannot run away from your karmas.

if you’re able to make something better inside yourself – why not to do it?

Guruji: it is result of your past karmas. I think the person or the being who is balancing you knows far better than you: we’re simply becoming aware of these things. Let them decide.

so if we suffer with something – we must just tolerate this?

Guruji: find a good doctor( smiling)

but if someone is really able to help himself without a doctor?

Guruji: that means his karmas are almost pure – so he can create his own things.

I know some people who can cure themselves in few days

Guruji: it’s a rare thing and exception

I agree, but if someone is able – why it’s not allowed to do that?

Guruji: what I say is valid for yogis only. If he is not a yogi – then it’s up to him.

when we discussed about fear of past karmas: then how it goes? Karma after karma after karma?

Guruji: you will have to work out your own karma. If yogi will interfere he may disturbing the few.

could we say that the whole world is driving by collective karmas?

Guruji: we’re not interfering in any ant’s karma: they living in society – but we don’t interfere. Same thing.

we’re trying not to: but maybe my house was built on their place?

Guruji: maybe the similar situation comes with the interference of the yogis.

so all the world is living by working out their karmas? No one is leading them?

Guruji: only human beings, who are eating cooked food.

amazing how it’s possible to survive without outer influence?

Guruji: it’s a vicious circle; if you go out of it then your perspective and point of view will be different. Your intentions will be different.

what about popular stories when someone went out of the samsara circle and then out of compassion came back?

Guruji: useless talk. When you’re out of samsara – means you’re out of compassion and all behaviour. Until unless some very high being and senior person will ask you to come back and do something – it will never be like that. We need to understand: our lives are very insignificant: for us it is precious, but for someone – insignificant.

how it comes within the body?

Guruji: as a result of your past karmas.

how they will travel to the body?

Guruji: the dehi will bring all your karmas.

if the person has possibilities but he’s not interest in using them – it means in past life he overcome this?

Guruji: no, he’s not so aware of that possibilities. His motive maybe shifted in the right direction.

what I observe – if people have very great possibilities they have no interest to develop them?

Guruji: it means the effect of good karmas, the genetics they found- but maybe they planning something else.

the genetics is the effect of karma?

Guruji: what else is effect of karma? Why you were born in certain family, in certain heritage, with certain relatives in certain circumstances? This is a direct results of your previous karmas. When you’re thinking – I like this and I don’t like this – then it is a situation. When it is repeated – it becomes a habit, thinking it’s your own thoughts and your own choices. It’s circle.

You’re always in your past – past and past karmas: that karmas are also part of your past. When you’re free from them – you’re liberated.

EVERYTHING WHAT YOU DO WILL COME BACK TO YOU

question about the murder: because in Bhagavad Gita Krishna is saying that all the people are already killed by the Time. So when you’re on the stage of the development when you see all of them like already dead – the murder doesn’t become too bad thing?

Guruji: it will become bad thing – because Time will kill them anyway, nobody is immortal. But if you will kill them before their time - that is not a good thing. Until unless it’s a challenge, dwell or some war or battle.

Krishna deliberately made Arjuna to make a bad thing?

Guruji: of course. But he was preparing for bad thing for 14 years.

any murder considers as a sin and bad deed?

Guruji: because this person will not survive after some years – he will die anyway. So why fasten the process? Until unless he’s threatening to kill you or your family or your friend.

so what will be then: karma will follow? Or some higher being will punish you? If you’re acting against the Time and kill someone?

Guruji: what you will do – will come back to you.

SHIVA JI IS THE TIME

what does it mean that Shiva ji is the Time?

Guruji: He is Time. He is worshipped as Time in India. He is called Mahakal: great Time. Read some Hinduism also. I think time is not discussed in any religion – except Hinduism.

WHAT TRIGGERS KARMA

we’re so confused about the consciousness: so except our consciousness the spirit has his own consciousness?

Guruji: yes, it has its own consciousness.

so the spirit has its own karma?

Guruji: no karma.

only consciousness creates karma – or karma is only for human beings?

Guruji: only commercial activities started all karmas.

then animals has no karma?

Guruji: no. They’re still in Eden garden. We’re out of it. I noticed – they are all emotions. I feel good when I’m with my dogs: I go up in the night and they are very happy see me; then go again after my practice – they are so happy. Feeling is mutual there.

they have only instincts and no feeling of guilt or some kind of human-like memory when we are worrying about past deeds?

Guruji: I don’t think so. But they learn out of experience: if something happens – they remember it.

Monkey’s life is very complicated comparative to human beings. Their social structure is so complicated. Jackals also; I learn – somebody was telling me – when jackal kills he first give it to the weak and old jackals. That was something – I was not aware of it. And you cannot make him a pet; no one has been able to do it. White jackals are not available in Asia – but he just appeared near gym.

whom it was?

Guruji: in India we believe that it is connected with Shakti, Tara. Outside dogs were not bothering him at all. Nobody barked at him.

GOOD COMPANY AND KARMA

how fast person can achieve khechari?

Guruji: it depends on mental level and it depends on karmic effect – how much life may resolve to work out on the results of your previous karmas. We need to balance our karmas first – this is the basic thing. When you will be able to balance your karma – then your mind begin to open up and you’ll begin to look beyond, under the karmic plan which you were born. Maybe even some prana force start coming your way.

the difficulties in pranayamas – does they also depends on?

Guruji: no

it’s physical limitations?

Guruji: we can again go back to karma because we were born with particular genetics, social things, initial circumstances- maybe because of your previous karmas, the result of it. They form the habits and keep you bind in your habits. So you need to bring your habit, go beyond it – to be able to see beyond by expanding your consciousness; then you can start very proper good karmas. They say in Ayurveda – it’s very important thing: we were discussing kaya kalpa, there are many methods, but they also mention one thing, which is called achar kalpa. If your all karmas are very pure, your behavior is good, your thoughts are pure, you’re not cheating anything – it will enhance your life force. Achar kalpa is also mentioned there. We need to consider any possible angle on these things. That’s why they are also saying: a moment of company with the very good person will help you to cross over this ocean of samsara. Good company is very important, because good company will give you so many different ideas. I maybe not looking like a very good Guru – because people have the very prototype image of a Guru; but I like it this way.

could we catch the problem in astral – being on the very high level of development – or mental and block it?

Guruji: why block it? If it is direct effect of the karma – then you will let it.

ok, if someone is trying to affect you through mental level?

Guruji: even then: suppose you have some enemy – it is also direct result of some karma. They’re not just drop from the sky – there has to be some situation. Better to face it.

what will happen if we can somehow stop it on the mental and don’t let it go to the physical level?

Guruji: personally you can do it to defend yourself; but on the mass level it’s never recommended. Personally if you can – do that; everybody has the right to defend themselves.

but it will be not like escape from own karma?

Guruji: then we’re creating more karma by trying to stop it – it’s fine.

so one karma just substituting another?

Guruji: we have the saying in hindi: if the thorn is sticking somewhere – you take another thorn and take it out. Same thing.

if you’re healing someone with your hands – you’re mixing your karma?

Guruji: no, you’re helping – it’s good karma. But be very careful: wash your hands after that – you never know( smiling) just sprinkle some gomutra – it will remove all bad effects.

can you take something from people if you’re touching them a lot of time?

Guruji: if they have some infection – you have to be careful

but mentally, not physical?

Guruji: that’s why we keep stressing: make your mind more strong – so your mind will affect them, not theirs.

maybe better to use gloves?

Guruji: it’s a good idea.

YOUR LIFE SPAN AND NUMBER OF BREATHS

I’ve heard about one experiment: when people are constantly moving and busy in their lives – they feel themselves much happier; does it connected with the perception or relationship with the Time?

Guruji: no. we are just using time with our breath count; in India we believe that everybody was given the certain number of breathe; when he will breath them – he will say “do svidaniya”. It’s up to you – how you use your breath. Same amount of breath you can stretch for some more time; or you can breath faster and just shorten your life. This is the clock, which is ticking: is our breath.

what do You think: those who died young – 13 or 20 years old – they just expire their limit?

Guruji: no, maybe the amount of breath which was given to them was much less. Depends on your previous karma and destiny. Some are given more, some are given less. Whatever experience you need more in this life. Life is a sort of education program.

and when the person with certain disabilities came to this world?

Guruji: depending on the karmas of the parents or the family and his own: it’s a combination of certain karmas. 7 generations, including himself.

so if sometimes I have negative feelings to my mother…

Guruji: you need to understand them first. Understanding is a great achievement. I don’t know where I heard – but I like it: coincidence and destiny are not so far apart. It maybe one and the same thing.

Action and Reaction

We've been hearing that every action has its equal and opposite reaction. It also means that every reaction will have its equal and opposite action. It is also very easy to observe that every reaction will have its equal and opposite reaction as well.

TAKE MI

KARMAS

what will be if I remove the person of my imagination?

Guruji: he will stop thinking of you much.

when you’re thinking about someone – he or she is feeling that?

Guruji: some vibrations are there, so he

will remember you.

it’s like calling on the phone?

Guruji: something like that.

In India

we believe: if a yogi is practicing very good, when somebody criticizes him –

he take his bad karmas; if somebody is admiring him – he takes his good karmas

– so he goes without karma. That is the best situation.

so if we upload some pictures – we create the situation for that persons, not for us?

Guruji: of course – especially attached to

Ishwara yoga.

DO NOTHING

… he fell into a big pit – and he was so positive man he started to build a steps and went out of the pit. That approach is very important!

if karma come back to me – how it will affect me?

Guruji: nothing will happen, because that particular karma took quite some time to reach you. It will take almost the same time to come out of it.

That’s how we pass the life: running away from karma- then karma catching up, then we try to neutralize it with other different karmas – so it’s a chain of karmas.

how to brake it?

Guruji: do nothing.

so just accepting? If brick falls on my head – I’m just accepting and do nothing?

Guruji: that’s it! Better to face it and do nothing. When you’re reacting in fear – you will always make wrong decisions.

when we start to practice Kriya karmas are much faster than in normal life?

Guruji: because they are going away. Like fast forward.

so yoga is like purification?

Guruji: it is just like that you’re committing some crime and instead of running away from police you go to the police and surrender. To get free food and medical treatment(smiling)

is it necessary condition - to have zero karmas for the first samadhi?

Guruji: actually nobody knows that. It’s just pure luck.

on Your experience You cannot analyze it?

Guruji: no, not yet.

is it possible to create only good karmas avoiding the bad ones?

Guruji: possible, yes. They have given the very good example in Indian mythology and philosophy: suppose a thorn is sticking in your feet; you take out another thorn and take it out and then throw both of them away. Bad karmas are like thorn, sticking in your sole and good karmas are another thorn which you picked up and take it out; and throw them both away. It’s a very good example.

another thorn is always in front?

Guruji: not always: it’s your intelligence and artistic approach, how you make a balance.

on what depends the speed of bad karmas following you?

Guruji: if you really committed a crime – it will follow you much faster; otherwise it will take quite a long time. There is one of the famous dialogues in one of the famous movies of India: there was a competition of dance and the winner was given the flower – and the other was given the lower part of the rose with thorns. And what she said: thorns are not afraid to wither. So even thorns are important.

if someone kills someone without any reason – in the next life the victim will kill the killer?

Guruji: it’s usual belief in India. Mostly it is like that – until unless you’re forgiven. That’s the trick here: one karma piles up both the partners. Then it’s another test – how to come out of it. They are piling up so much.

to come out you must not react?

Guruji: even if it has been committed and some karmas will bound you also at the same time; that will be the great wisdom to come out of it.

KARMA & AKARMA

Q : in Yoga Vashishta it is said that karma is karma and whatever he was tried to do – he could not change it – no way?

Guruji : after it had been done. Remember, what is karma.

Q : cause and effect?

Guruji : no. it shows your mental level. Expression of your mind; as your consciousness will be – your karma will be the same.

Q : very simple understanding

Guruji : it is a simple understanding

Q : I think karma is more difficult?

Guruji : because it was very difficult for some people to understand it – that original karma is in their mind.

Q : if you’re trying to make the level of your consciousness higher – it’s also karma?

Guruji : it is for yourself. We have the ocean of the different people’s minds; everybody is trying to do their own thing, according to their nature.

Q : from this point of view what is akarma?

Guruji: that means you’re cut away yourself from the society in general and you’re start to study your own mind – the origin of karma. When you reach there – you will be in a state of akarma.

Q : can we make some conclusion of this: karma is connected with material?

Guruji : karma is an expression of your consciousness, which depends on your nature. When you practicing yoga – you reach to the source, from where the karma has been expressed; when you reach the source – then you can say you’re in beyond karma, you’re in akarma.

THE LAWS OF KARMA, THE PREDESTINY OF DEATH

Guruji what do You think about the opinion that death is certain, time is not?

Guruji: the time of death is absolutely certain. It decided from your previous karmas.

Remember, no other religion is discussing about multiple births; only in Hinduism we discuss these things and we say that after death you will be reborn again. This is the only way to make people understand about the law of karma. Why somebody born a very rich person, somebody born as a pauper or a beggar? In other theosophies or other religions there is no explanation. If god has created everybody as equal then why there are so much differences? Their social status, financial status, even the mental status? Only the theory of karma, the law of karma is able to explain this. We need to think more deeply on that.

Chanakya said once: as in a thousand cows the baby calf finds his mother – so karma also finds the doer. No matter if you go to Hollywood or Moscow- your karma will go with you. If godis just giving us the results of our own karmas- why should we bow down to him? We need offer pranam to our karmas. Simply by doing good karmas you can change your result.

Ok, in this life it is decided and you cannot change; but if you are becoming aware – you can start to do intelligent karmas so the better results will come.

KARMA WILL FIND YOU (ATIT GHAT SUBTRACTION OF PAST KARMAS)

some people are fulfilling their desires easily and some people spend all their lives suffering because not a single their desire was fulfilled; maybe the first ones have the real luck?

Guruji: it is the result of their previous life’s karmas. Only Hindus can answer this.

so how many past lives are affected us?

Guruji: 50% at least of our life is affected by many-manylives.

so if you made something wrong for example two lives back – it could rebound you even on nowadays life?

Guruji: it will follow you. No escape.

is it possible for the yogi in the process of Atit Ghat if he find something which affects his nowadays karma – maybe three lives back he did something wrong; so what he could do?

Guruji: he will face it.

when yogi recalls in that process his all previous life: there is no karma in that? He just memorizing it?

Guruji: he remembers everything – otherwise Atit Ghat will not take place.

but that events or connections – they create some karma for him?

Guruji: every creation creates some karma.

so, if yogi found some karma from the previous life but the person is no more here?

Guruji: but he will be somewhere.

so it will be created the situation for the yogi that he will work out?

Guruji: he will have to.

so it is not just the process of recalling some memories?

Guruji: recalling is nothing: working them out is the main thing. Atit Ghat is the working out all karmas of all previous lives.

For realized yogi it will no more recognition – it will be the cognition and there is a big difference.

but the sense organs of the yogi – they will not create the contradiction with the essence of the reality?

Guruji: they will also become very refined.

the new born children, who was just coming into this world: they also have cognition – or they have recognition with something?

Guruji: they are from the astral plan recently so it is difficult for them to adjust. Most of the impressions are of the previous karmas.

even they see something for the first time – it’s not the cognition?

Guruji: today child is tomorrow wise man, murderer, rapist, politician, president, soldier, true man, saint: they are born of those effects of their karmas.

so they have no pure perception?

Guruji: no.

what is more powerful: the last thought or the strongest one?

Guruji: I think last thought – what you have done whole life – that will remain overpowering. We have saying in hindi here: go to Delhi or Bombay – your karma always go with you. So go to Moscow, Paris, Washington or Hollywood – your karma always will follow you. Sharing is the very great emotion, it’s the very good thing if you’re able to share something. Gave money to a beggar is nothing; but give it with a smile and the best wishes – he will also feel good, even not feel demean or something.

K: Does such a thing as karmic dharma exist?

G: Well, according to your karma and likeness, you will choose your dress. So we choose different types of bodies and situations for ourselves. Dressing in the different bodies for the occasion. That is karmic effect.

YOGIS HAVE NO KARMA

It is written in many ancient books, and this is told by many great siddhas and yogis:

The people who prays you are devoted to you

take upon themselves your good karmas.

And those people who hate you and criticise you and create problems for you - they all take upon themselves your bad karmas.

So the Yogi goes free from karmas!

It’s a good situation!

GITA;

Guruji, on what depends length of life?

Guruji: nobody knows; we said it is karma, karmic effect. Depends on your genetics and all these things.

I had some friends, who died very early?

Guruji: then another thing: because they die so young – you have the very good image of them. You don’t know, what they can commit after 60 years.

From hindu movie: there was a womanizer and he was caught. Judge telling: you’ve committed great sins! And he answered: but consider, how romantic they were!

Another theory: they said that whatever type of karma you will do – you will get the same result. Always try to do romantic karma – so you will have the romantic results(laughing).

It is very easy to stay from temptations when you’re old, but difficult thing is to find them.

60. CHARITY IS TO GIVE SELF-KNOWLEDGE

Guruji: knowledge of yoga will give you a chance to give great charity to yourself and to others also.

why majority of people doesn’t care why they are here, who they are?

Guruji: this is simple: most of us born to workout our different karmic results, so our plan of this lifetime is fixed as a result of the previous karmas; so we need to fulfil it. No matter how much great things you will tell such a person – it will not register in his or her brain, because the plan is fixed. Only those lucky persons, whose karmas are a little bit balanced – they will think, what lays beyond, what is karma – seriously they will think.

what will be with the people who are not deserving to learn yoga, who are just living like a program?

Guruji: they will not practice much. Even by some luck they may receive some teachings – but it will not register or remain inside them. They will give it up. They will live till they work out their karmas.

what will be with them in astral after death?

Guruji: same condition – no big difference. Every person, no matter he is durak or a genius – they all have a certain potential and special qualities, as we discussed before; every single being on this planet is carrying the special emotion. When everything will come together – it will come to surface. We cannot say that because this person was not listening to great philosophy – that doesn’t mean he’s absolutely empty in this incarnation, no: some special drop of emotion will be there inside, which will be unique for this person and for others also. Every single life is very valuable, so much possibilities are there.

65. IMAGINATION THEN REMAINS BEYOND ECSTASY AND DISTRESS

Guruji: for them everything is more or less same.

what about the imagination of such super yogi?

Guruji: whatever he will imagine – will come to pass.

so he could create and destroy the Universes?

Guruji: yes – if he likes it and if he wants it. But we are very lucky that they have gone beyond such desires so we are still continue to live. That is our luck. He will have no karmic bondage. He will be absolutely free – and he will go beyond every type of greed, because the wealth of the creation is at his command; so where the greed will remain? Nothing.

is it true that all karma rooted in the mind?

Guruji: yes, they are.

and in samadhi state karma will not affect him?

Guruji: tada drashtuh svarupe avasthanam: the seer will establish in its own source. This is the result of yoga.

INSTANT EFFECT OF THE KARMA

Without karmic effect you will never have birth in particular family. By karma you can see person’s mind and his nature. Mind is original for karma. Even in the 3 rd chapter of Gita Shri Krishna is saying: that all karmas are originated from brahma. And brahma means mind from yogic point of view. We’re not out of the blue in karma: it’s all expressions of the mind. Whatever you’re seeing in this creation is just an expression of different minds.

Blood relatives were created only to suck your blood.

and parents?

Guruji: you’re sucking their blood. They’re sucking yours. Or – they are pay rents in the beginning, that’s why they are called parents. You noticed: when I said, that karma is just an expression of your mind – everybody becomes very quiet.

the words also have the power?

Guruji: words are very powerful. If you want to see the immediate effect of your words – go to the policeman and tell him some bad words in Russian – you will see the effect immediately. Even the bad words has such effect.

There is some great mystery and power on Earth – because only on Earth you can develop your consciousness to a limitless level. We have not yet discovered this mystery, but it is there. Maybe with time we will discover it.

Most of the sanchit karma is considered as prarabdha karma – because it shaped a probable future in this particular birth. As I keep telling: every karma originates in your mind, in your consciousness.

If you ’ re able to clean up your mind and consciousness, able to develop them to a certain limit and beyond that – then you will be beyond karma. At that time most of the impressions are forming a particular behavior pattern in this lifetime.

That ’ s why the ancient yogis were teaching (these were basic teachings, if you consider e r them from modern psychological point of view) to break the habit: to leave home, leave society, live alone in the jungles, not to try to make money, beg for food.

It may sound like extreme measures, but these things actually break the habit. It develops a different perspective, and you begin to see your own origins and your karmas in retrospective.

Then a different understanding develops. And you ’ re able to decipher what to do and what not to do. If you ’ re continuously doing something, affected by the past impression – then you will be sinking deeper in a spider ’ s web and will not be able to come out.

But if you ’ re in a situation to see, to differentiate your actions – then you thread a fine line in between and remain free. This is what yoga will give.

I can say that when we say romance or romantic thing, people usually take it in a different way. But the word romance is a very deep and very, let's say, mysterious word. Romance in English dictionary means very high creative imagination is called romance. So my take on that is, as a yogi, if you will do good karma, you will get good results. If you will do bad karma, you will get bad results. So as a yogi, my suggestion is you must do romantic karma. So you will get romantic results. That's how I think. You also think on that.

.To go beyond karma means that you go beyond the physical limitations. Your body directly represents all your past karmas. Khechari mudra is very important in that and the higher practice of Pranayam will take you beyond the physical limitations.