Theory of Karma - Chapter 21 |
21. THEN WHEN SHALL WE GET MOKSHA ? During your lifetime you acquire and possess innumerable worldly materialistic objects and things like bungalows, cars, money, wealth and what not for your insatiable sense gratification by ceaselessly doing Kriyaman Karmas all throughout your life. But you are getting and amassing all these things only for losing them ultimately and you remain spiritually bankrupt at the end of your life. The main
purpose of having a human body is to acquire MOKSHA i.e liberation from
the cycle of birth and death and secure union (YOGA) with God from whom
you are separated. That is the only final target and ultimate goal of
human life. It is within the means of every person to unshackle himself
from the mortal bondage, merging his But you cannot
get MOKSHA so long as there is a single Kriyaman, Sanchit of Prarabdha
Karma Iying in balance in your account. Therefore, for acquiring Moksha Such tactful and skilful handling of Karmas with prudence and proper discrimination is precisely called Yoga (union with God) as defined and enunciated in Geeta- YOGAH KARMASU KAUSHALAM Yoga is an art of discernment and prudence in the indulgence of daily activities. The method to wipe off completely all the Kriyaman Sanchit and Prarabdha Karmas is prescribed as under: (1) First of all you should control your present Kriyaman Karmas which is within your powers and competence. You should perform only those Kriyaman Karmas which would not be accumulated as Sanchit Karmas during your present lifetime (see para 23). Thus you ptop the flow and do not allow any new Karmas to be accumulated increasing the present stock of your Sanchit Karmas which you have earned during your past births. (2) Then
all the Sanchit Karmas in balance earned and accumulated uptill now
because of your past deeds should be got completely burnt in the fire
of knowledge (3) And the Prarabdha Karmas have to be exhausted only by enjoying and suffering them during this lifetime in the present birth (see paras 32 to 37).
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