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What leads us to all kinds of mistakes?

Swami Nikhilanand Ji

We have a knot of mayic ignorance that leads to all other kinds of mistakes. If we believe we're this temporary mayic body, then we also believe that the temporary pleasures of the mayic world can make us happy, which they never completely do. Then we only think about them. We get attached to them. We perform all kinds of actions to attain those pleasures, selfish, bad actions. Then we have to be punished for that in the future. So, see how much suffering we create for ourselves, plus the stress and tension of trying to attain those things in the first place, all because we forgot we're a Divine soul.

So the moment you surrender to Shri Krishna, that knot of my ignorance in the heart is finished forever, “Chidyante sarva-saṁśhayāḥ. All the doubts and confusions are finished forever.” Now you'll never be separate from God. You'll always see Him directly in front of you, so how would you ever doubt Him?

And all your karma, “Hṛidaya-granthiśhchidyante chāsya karmāṇi, all your past karm is also deleted.” Your infinite previous actions from uncountable past lives, what is called sanchit karm, that's deleted. Your bondage of karm, which is created by the attachment of the mind in the world is also finished. So kriyaman karm is finished. You can never do new karm that will bind you because your mind is in God only. And your prarabh karm, even though you're free from that, most God realized Saints decide to undergo it anyway, but they don't feel anything in their heart. It's just a physical thing they undergo.

So, you're free from the bondage of karm. You're free from ignorance. You're free from doubts and confusions. And you meet God face to face.

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