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10. Harmony of the 5 Causes

Q. : Can we commit sins which are not written in our
destiny ?

A. : This is lack of right understanding. Committing sins
requires effort whereas destiny is karma.

The job of karmas is to give you good or bad fruits whereas
acting, speaking, walking or thinking comes under purushartha
(efforts).

There are various factors involved in accomplishment of a
task namely-

1) kaal (time)
2) swabhava (nature)
3) bhavitavyata (destiny)

4) karma (action)
5) purushartha (efforts)

All these are individual factors and all of them possess a
separate, individual identity. In the accomplishment of any
task, kaal cannot play the role of swabhava. Similarly, karma
or purushartha cannot play the role played by bhavitavyata or
the role played by karma cannot be played by bhavitavyata
or purushartha. To conclude, the identity of every factor is
kept intact. The individuality of every factor means their own
specific contribution towards a particular task. For e.g. when
a child is born,

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