GOOD/BAD DEEDS
Good deeds result in good effects and bad
in bad effects.This is the fundamental law as emphasised in vEdhas and
upanishads.
Coming to think of it , what is good
? That which lasts for ever is good.
Does the effect of good deed - puNNiyam - lasts for ever. No? Does it remove the
cycle of rebirths? No.
Then how can it be termed as good deed,
just because it yields ephemeral benefits?
The bad deed as the name goes -is pApam- results in rebirth after
suffering.
Both pApam and puNNiyam result in rebirth.
That is why our AchAryAs consider both as shackles . Only thing is puNNIyam is considered as golden
shackle
pon vilangu and pApam as irumbu vilangu. In the ultimate analysis, both are
considered as vilangu and leads to continuing bondage.
SvAmi Nam AzhwAr describeds as a bad
effects 'sArndha iru val
vinai' 1-5 of TiruvAiMozhi.
In no way it is being advocated to drop
all the good deeds. However, these are just but a code of conduct and in no way
good or bad capable of taking one near to EmperumAn.
(to be continued)
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