धुरी करमु जिना कउ तुधु पाइआ ता तिनी खसमु धिआइआ ||
“Dhuri Dhuri karam jinaa ka-o tuDh paa-i-aa taa tinee khasam Dhi-aa-i-aa.”
(Only those whose karma You have pre-ordained from the very beginning, O Lord, meditate on You.
~ Asa di Vaar (Guru Granth Sahib)
Questioner: What does Karma being preordained actually imply? Don't humans have freedom with respect to karma? Are all humans equally situated at birth, or are only a select few preordained for salvation? Hence, can I know what is preordained for me? Kindly, show me light.
Acharya Prashant: Subhranil, the very footstep of the guru is a teaching. He doesn't have to teach; he is teaching embodied. Even when the guru is stating something very simply, very ordinarily, it still contains a mantra. It still is a method for salvation. The Yoga Vasistha says that even if the guru is casually joking, there would be instruction contained in it. Even very casual gossip of the guru is a method of salvation for the student. The guru does nothing but teach. He does not teach in select hours, on select platforms. We said he is teaching embodied. He cannot help teaching. He cannot but teach. Even if he tries to, he cannot not be a teacher.
