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How to identify the sin of previous birth that is responsible for the present suffering?

(Divine Satsang On 15-04-2023: Shri Kunal Chatterjee, Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee, Ms. Noishadha Chatterjee from Mumbai, Prof. JSR Prasad, Ms. Thrylokya, Smt. Anita R, Ms. Bhanu Samykya, Mr. Abhiram, Mr. Hrushikesh and Prof. Annapurna attended this Satsanga and the flashes of spiritual knowledge radiated from Shri Datta Swami are given below in a condensed way.)

Mrs. Anita R asked: i) We are suffering due to some difficulties and ii) How to identify the sin of previous birth that is responsible for this suffering?

Swami replied:- People say while suffering, “I don’t know which type of sin was done by me in the previous birth so that I am suffering its fruit now?”

1) How do you say that the sin of the previous birth is giving its result today in this birth? It may be sin of this birth also and most commonly, the sins of previous birth were punished after the death of the previous birth in the upper hell. Generally, the fruits of deeds of previous births are exhausted in heaven and hell after the end of the previous birth itself. Due to this reason only, the upper worlds like heaven and hell are called as ‘Bhoga Lokas’ whereas this earth is called ‘Karma Loka’. This means that the fruits of the deeds of this birth are exhausted after the end of this life so that the soul is born freshly in this karma loka or earth. This Karma Loka is meant for the fresh soul to build up its destiny without the interference of the fruits of previous births. There is only one exception to this rule. Such exception is the fruits of intensive good deeds or intensive bad deeds. The fruits of such intensive deeds are faced by the soul in this birth itself as early as possible. In such a case, how can you say that the sins of previous births are enjoyed by you in this birth? Before every fresh birth, the account is cleared in hell and heaven. Of course, very little trace of the qualities of deeds is leftover because the punishments cannot reform the soul permanently. This little trace of qualities having the same ratio of good and bad qualities qualitatively, called as ‘Karma Shesha’ becomes the cause for the next birth, which is called as ‘Praarabdha’. Therefore, it is very very clear that you are getting the fruits of the deeds done in this birth only and not the fruits of the deeds done in the previous births. Then, why people say that the present suffering is the fruit of the sin of previous births? It is clear that people are telling lies only. What is the reason for telling such a lie? The reason is that they want to impress the public that they are very very pure in this birth since from birth time and so, the present suffering is the fruit of the sin of some previous birth in which they might have done sin in some bad atmosphere. The trace of ratio of qualities called karma shesha can be responsible for the next birth only and cannot be responsible for any fresh punishment. The reason is the karma shesha is always a tiny trace that is incapable of attracting any punishment.

2) How to identify the sin of present suffering? The nature of the present suffering will easily give you the clue for knowing the nature of the previous sin. It can be very easily inferred. Suppose somebody is always threatening you to kill you. The reason for this suffering is that previously you have done the same sin of threatening others to kill them. If your money is stolen by somebody, you have stolen the money of somebody else previously.

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