Coincidences Do Not Exist

In this talk, Ektaji talks about coincidences not existing, since everything that occurs is the result of a chain of cause-and-effect, in other words, a chain of Karma, where seeds thrown forward in the past, sprout today and cause the person to react and then throw forward seeds, which will sprout in the future, either in this or another beyond lifetime. So to break this chain, one needs to respond to current happenings with awareness, so as not to throw seeds into the future.

Transcript

After listening to so many interviews or introductions,

I had one question.

Is it correct to use the accidentally or coincidence words when we introduce ourselves?

After listening so much now.

Slowly,

Slowly you can get over using certain things.

No,

Just asking questions.

Is it like a.

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I don't.

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I feel every time like just now today I was watching your karma review.

Like after that it's not a good idea to use myself,

Coincidence and accidentally.

Doesn't exist.

Did you all reach that conclusion that he's reached?

Did you watch the karma video first of all?

Then only you will know what he's talking about.

Yeah?

Did you reach that conclusion?

That there is nothing like accident or coincidence?

Yes?

Everything is cause and effect and cause and effect and cause and effect.

The same effect turns into a cause for another effect.

The same effect turns into a cause.

Yeah?

Anything that I am going through right now is because my sanchita has sprouted,

Has become my prarabdha.

This prarabdha I keep throwing seeds.

However,

I am reacting to today's prarabdha.

What will those seeds do one day?

Sprout.

When they will sprout?

We don't know.

We have no idea.

It can mean this lifetime,

It can mean next lifetime or some 10 lifetimes down.

Yeah?

So I have to be very careful about what?

How I am taking my current prarabdha?

Yes?

Even if the situation is very bad in life,

Uncomfortable,

Not happy,

People at home are not good at work in your neighbourhood surroundings.

However it is,

Every little reaction from my side is nothing but a agami seed.

Again and again becoming aware how I talk,

What I see,

What I do.

That is what will actually pave the path for me.

So who is paving this entire path?

Me only.

Is there anything like coincidence?

When that seed will sprout I don't know.

But when that seed sprouts and on other seed sprouts I call it coincidence.

But is it really coincidence?

No.

And is it somebody sitting up there with a white beard and white long robe throwing these seeds at me?

One berm I am throwing at Veena now.

No.

It's not like that.

I have only done it to myself.

When that seed will sprout is totally my own doing.

Yes?

That's how there is nothing like coincidence.

Nothing like accidental.

It's just the seed sprouting at that particular time.

Good.