CYCLE OF KARMAS

The cycle of human actions is unending. How a man acts determines the mental make up of his next incarnation. That,

in turn, leads to further actions. And so the cycle goes on. The only way to break through this vicious circle is to seek the guidance of a Master and according to his instructions, Obtain deliverance.

1. Karm pradhan buddhi upjai

The mental make up of man emanates from his Karmas,

He remains involved in performing actions good and had.

According to the nature of the actions, performs,

He is put into the bondage of various species.

He carries loss and profit, pain and pleasure along with him.

He who conducts his trade under the sway of desires,

Drifts with the currents of the ocean of eighty - four

He moves from species to species according ho his actions,

This snare is manifestly spread in the entire creation.

He is born, he dies, and again he takes a new frame:

As he sows, so does he reap the fruit of his actions.

In the cycle of eighty - four, he remains is slumber,

And in the human form, only a rare one awakens,

Through a Master's teachings he realizes God,

Just as collyrium placed in his eyes restores his vision.

Without a Master's teaching to guide them, even gods,

men and sages do not get release;

When Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh get not deliverance,

What can we say about ordinary creatures?