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Re: karma and God

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Martin Gansten • Thu Apr 25 2002 - 22:10:25 PDT 


The question raised seems to presuppose a conflict between karma and the
will of God, so that, in effect, God would desire to reward or punish
someone for some other reason than his just deserts (karma), i.e.,
capriciously. But this is in fact denied in Brahmasutra 2.1.34, which
states that the Lord cannot be accused of partiality or cruelty, since he
determines the various circumstances of living beings strictly in
accordance with their karma. It is to the prasthanatraya that we must turn
for answers to such theological questions.

Ramanuja Dasa,
MG





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