Question: Guruma Pranam, I understand that according to the law of nature and divinity we are walking the path which has been navigated by ourselves in our previous lives, in other words we have written our script and we are now acting in it. Now if I as a philanthropist extend help to someone who is either poor, disabled or sick who is naturally paying off his debts, am I not then interfering with the course of nature and creating bad karmas? Who am I to help when they are working off their previous karma? To me it could be either doing it from a self-interest reason or alternatively could be paying off my debt too but the main question is of interference. Is it not? From Shiv Satchit, London GURUMAA: Shiv Sanchit, it is true that we are all living our lives and paying the dues of our karmas and reaping the fruits of the seeds which we have sown, but that doesnt give us the right to be insensitive, uncompassionate, cruel, and rude to the pains & sufferings of our fellow human beings. Well even this, by ignoring the pain of some person, not helping out a person, can be called a crude, bad action, so even by opting not to do anything because that would be interference in that persons karma, you yourself are creating a bad karma for yourself. So as much as your capacity is, be sincere, honest, compassionate, kind and provide the helping hand to people around you. Do not judge them by seeing their pain and sickness, diseases or unfortunate times and labelling them as bad people. Who are you Sanchit to call anyone bad, and who are you to call anyone good! Yes, we are all living our lives and we have scripted our lives, but that doesnt mean that we can be snob or we can be egoistic brat, and that is what seems to be in your question, who are you to decide that someone has done some bad karmas and someone has done some great karmas, just because that person is living in a big house, and has cars and money. This doesnt mean that that the person has done some good karmas, and if someone is going through bad times, it doesnt mean that the person is paying some sinful acts he or she has done in their past lives. Raman Maharishi died of cancer, so did Rama Krishna Paramhans, so what do you say, were they sinful people, who were suffering because of their sins! Its not like that and the whole theory of the karma is pretty complex. For now, I can only suggest, be open, be kind, be compassionate, live a good life, live with great soulful feelings for the fellow human beings and not judging anyone.
