To Get Consequences Of Our Wrongdoings May Feel Like Misfortune But It Can Save Us From Misfortune

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To get the consequences of our actions may feel like misfortune but it can save us from misfortune suppose someone gambles the worst thing that can happen to them is to win because if they win they may start thinking yes I can win more and more and they may stake more money and eventually when they lose they lose big time in contrast if they lose that gives them a deterrent and then they don’t gamble in future and that is positive so similarly for all of us we are under the jurisdiction of the law of karma where our actions will have consequences if sometimes however the consequences get delayed and that’s because of various factors the bhagavad gita says that gahana karmano gatihi in 4.17 it says that actually the way an action produces a result can be complicated it is difficult to fathom that but the fact is that actions do produce results and what is to be done and what is not to be done has to be carefully understood it cannot be just impulsively decided so if every action we do it produces an impression within us one reaction is the external reaction that we get but at an internal level it creates some problems those problems need to be resolved if we don’t resolve it so so for example if we do some if we do get some bad habit and if we get a reaction, somebody takes drugs and we get a severe reaction to the drugs initially and that acts as a jolt and they don’t do it again otherwise the absence of the external the fear of the external consequence is a deterrent and if the deterrent is not there and internally there is the increased stronger impression which becomes a propellant then the presence of inner propellant acts as a deterrent means we will do that thing more and more and eventually we will be in for a big crash so by understanding there is no way to escape the consequences of actions we will get them sooner or later we can become careful about how we choose our actions if say we have done something wrong and I have gotten away with it for some time and rather than being complacent we have to become more cautious, I am already in big trouble I need to get out of this trouble and if we get the reaction for some action instead of being resentful we can do the right thing and especially if we focus on turning toward Krishna and practicing Krishna bhakti then that can give us inner strength by which the things we know we should not do, we will be able to avoid them and thus we can move forward in our life Thank you, Hare Krishna