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coming into effect. Your meeting with Kaviraj is because of anubandh (effect). At that moment you again bind karma (bandh). So you have to understand where the responsibility lies.
Questioner: What causes bandh (binding of karma) and anubandh (discharge of karma)?
Dadashri: It is because of the belief of 'I am Chandubhai, I am the 'doer' of this.'
Questioner: Does that lead to bandh (binding of karma) or anubandh (discharge of karma)?
Dadashri: Anubandh. Questioner: Then how does bandh occur?
Dadashri: After anubandh, the same old process continues. As long as the 'doership’ stays, bandh (binding of karma) continues. But if you have the realization at that time that, “I am Shuddhatma and vyavasthit is the doer', then the ‘charging' will not occur. In spite of anubandh (discharge of karma), there will be no bandh (charging).
The Thermometer for Good or Bad Karma
Questioner: What is the “thermometer” (gauge) to recognize shubha (auspicious) karma and ashubha (inauspicious) karma?
Dadashri: When a shubha karma unfolds, you feel its sweetness, you feel peaceful and you have a sense of comfort and tranquility around you, but when a bad karma (ashubha) is unfolding you feel a bitterness and your mind feels uneasy and restless. A bad karma causes you internal suffering, while a good karma lets you experience pleasure.
Questioner: There are times when we feel we are binding bad (ashubha) karma, even though externally the event unfolding is one of good karma.
