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You will now understand that the period for which Karma is to say with the soul is dividad into two parts. One part of time during which it will remain dormant and the other part of time during which it will actually manifest its nature.
Karma is thus a timebomb. It will remain inactive for some time and then will burst into explosion.
Another feature that needs to be understood properly is that during the time cf the dormant state of Karma, great possibilities arise for mul.ifarious transformations to occur in its nature etc. The nature of a particular stock of Karma that was determined to cause uuhappiness might change into one of causing happiness and also vice versa, Thus, there are possibilities of wholesale modifications in the natures of Karma to occur during the cormant state, Similarly, during the period of its dormant state there are possibilities of change both for increase and decrease even in the period of stay which was originally of one thousand years. Mighty variations in the strength of Karma might also take place during that state.
It is not therefore the rule that the nature, duration, strength in award of fruit of Karma etc. that are determined at the time of adherence remain permanent. Rovolutionary changes occur in them during the state of dormancy of Karma. In consequence, tremendous changes can take place in the nature of Karma to cause cancer and its duration of one thousand years.
Friends, have you read the biography of Rockfeller, the richest man in America? He has written in this biography the story of his sickness he got in his prime of youth. This sickness proved to him unbearable. He had passed several sleepless nights. Once he was exiremely tormented and sired. He took the doctors right and left and threatened all those that came handy. He said, "You all talk of love, but where is your love? Why, nobody becomes a partnor in my pain?"
It is a story of a night. All are asleep. Only Rockfeller is awake. While lying in bed, he ponders, "How is it that my pain does not disappear, despite immense wealth at my disposal,
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