Kagga 314
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
karmaRuNashEShangaLuLiyadira bittAgijanma janmAntarada maragaLELadirebrahmanudyAnavana shAshvatadoLihudentu?marmavidu sRuShTiyali – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
In this Universe, the cycle of Karma exists as a continuum across the dimensions of time.
Karma strikes back in a positive or negaitve way either in the same lifetime or often in succeeding ones; sometimes skipping a lifetime or two.
Mankutimma, observe this whole process of Karma very minutely. You will see that the left-over debt of consequences from earlier lifetimes of millions of people forms the basis of the personalities of the next generation. Imagine a life where everything is so perfect that there is no backlog of Karma – it would be so dull bereft of any interesting emotional challenges…it is this Karma that keeps life fresh in each generation without any risk of it getting stale. Such are the mysterious ways in which the Creation exists & such is His genius mind.
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