Hare Krishna Prabhu, thank you for your clarifying article.
It raises a question I have, how does Karma work effectively if there are so many loopholes to escape the reactions of one's bad actions?
I understand in Bhakti the Lord grants special considerations, so I guess this question is for the more broad vedic vratas. Since karma is for improving our consciousness, do all these vedic "get out of jail free" vratas work by improving our consciousness? Also it also seems unjust, because if we commit sins that cause suffering, it seems unfair that we can so easily mitigate our consequences.
If you have time I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
It's just like in ordinary law: by admitting one's guilty and showing regret one gets a lighter sentence. Similarly, to accept responsibility for our past mistakes and performing some process of expiation, or some austerity for the satisfaction of the Lord, we are freed from the results of these activities.
Hare Krishna Prabhu, thank you for your clarifying article.
It raises a question I have, how does Karma work effectively if there are so many loopholes to escape the reactions of one's bad actions?
I understand in Bhakti the Lord grants special considerations, so I guess this question is for the more broad vedic vratas. Since karma is for improving our consciousness, do all these vedic "get out of jail free" vratas work by improving our consciousness? Also it also seems unjust, because if we commit sins that cause suffering, it seems unfair that we can so easily mitigate our consequences.
If you have time I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thank you
It's just like in ordinary law: by admitting one's guilty and showing regret one gets a lighter sentence. Similarly, to accept responsibility for our past mistakes and performing some process of expiation, or some austerity for the satisfaction of the Lord, we are freed from the results of these activities.