Human beings are in a peculiar situation. They can choose to side with their animalistic conditioning or they can choose something higher. They can choose freedom, joy, love, liberation, compassion. Therefore, humans have a responsibility. Animals don't have that responsibility.
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Acharya Prashant: It is said that human beings get bad results and punishment if they enter in bad actions. But nothing of this sort is said for animals. Why does the law of karma not apply to animals?
The law of karma does not apply to animals because animals do not really have a choice in their actions. And when there is no choice, there is no question of reward or punishment.
Human beings are in a peculiar situation. They can choose to side with their animalistic conditioning or they can choose something higher. They can choose freedom, joy, love, liberation, compassion. Therefore, humans have a responsibility. Animals don't have that responsibility.
Animals are dictated fully by their biological conditioning. If there is a road accident, here on the road outside, you do not really expect the street dogs to come to rescue and help the victims of the accident, do you? They are not supposed to. So you will not get angry at the dogs when they do not come to help the injured ones.
