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Re: The Why of Creation

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S.V.SWAMY • May 8, 2002 


Dear Colleagues,

Hari Om. One small para in Shri Krishna Kashyap's posting attracted my
attention and prompted this posting. As usual, if any mistakes are
committed, they need to be forgiven in the true Bhakti-list spirit.

Shri Krishna Kashyap wrote, "The supreme atman who is all pervading like
ghee in milk and who is to be known through the knowledge of the jivatman
and through tapas and who is propounded by the upanisats is to be known.
That supreme atman is to be known"

The above paragraph brings to my mind the Amrutha Madhanam (Ksheerabhdhi
Madhanam, the churning of the Milky Ocean) by Devas and Danavas. The milky
ocean was churned by both. Thus the karma was same. But were the results
the same? No. Quite opposite in fact. When the Amrut was finally obtained,
there was a fight for it between Devas and Danavas. Sri Maha Vishnu, as
Mohini (The One Who Deludes), bewitches the Asuras with His/Her beauty and
gives them Sura (Alcoholic Liquor), which instead of giving them
immortality, only added to their immorality!

Why did it happen? The intention behind a Karma decides the result. Even if
a temporary (and on the Cosmic time scale temporary can be thousands of
years!), benefit accrues to the doer of the Karma, who is selfish, in the
long run, it will bring ruin to him, only so that he can rebuild himself
better next time! 

If on the other hand, if one does Karma, for one's own benefit, but without
wishing harm to others, the Lord, like an indulgent parent does grant the
Karma Phalam, but with a fond hope that one day, we will grow up and will
ask Him for the ultimate boon, viz., to be like Him, with Him, love Him
(not fear Him) and will not do Karma with desire for the fruits of that
Karma, but as our duty, nishkama karma. And once we ask for and get that
boon, we have nothing more to ask or aspire for. We have attained Moksha.
So Mohini gave Amrit to Devas, in that hope, that they would take birth on
this earth plane as human beings and work for their salvation, as true
MUMUKSHUs.

In a nutshell, "Karma done with Kama (desire) takes you to Yama, but Karma
done for Rama (the Lord), takes you to Him!"

Hari Om Tat Sat.

Swamy SV 

[ Dear Members -- This topic appears to have been exhausted for
  the moment. If anyone can share any further thoughts based on
  the Upanishads, Divya Prabandham, Smriti, or our acharyas'
  works, I welcome them. Other than that, perhaps we should move
  on to other issues. Thanks, Moderator. ]



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