Guruji, yesterday you spoke about three kinds of sufferings among which are man-made sufferings and karmic sufferings. But there are some that really confuse me, for instance child-labour and bonded-labour. Which category will we place them in - man-made or karmic?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It can be a mix of both, some of it may be their karma and some may be our own doing.
That is why I say, 'Gahana karmano gatih.' The consequences of karma are so complex that it is impossible even for the most intelligent persons to analyze it. In everything, there is a little of this truth as well as that truth.
A child was born into such a family on account of its karma is also a truth, and an insensitive person instead of helping that child, placed him into the situation of being a labourer - this man-made suffering is also a truth.
That is why I say, 'Gahana karmano gatih.' The consequences of karma are so complex that it is impossible even for the most intelligent persons to analyze it. In everything, there is a little of this truth as well as that truth.
A child was born into such a family on account of its karma is also a truth, and an insensitive person instead of helping that child, placed him into the situation of being a labourer - this man-made suffering is also a truth.
