Another man Quote by Swami Vivekananda
““The root being there, the fruition comes (in the form of) species, life, and experience of pleasure and pain. The roots, the causes, the Samskaras being there, they manifest and form the effects. The cause dying down becomes the effect; the effect getting subtler becomes the cause of the next effect. A tree bears a seed, which becomes the cause of another tree, and so on. All our works now are the effects of past Samskaras; again, these works becoming Samskaras will be the causes of future actions, and thus we go on. So this aphorism says that the cause being there, the fruit must come, in the form of species of beings: one will be a man, another an angel, another an animal, another a demon. Then there are different effects of Karma in life. One man lives fifty years, another a hundred, another dies in two years, and never attains maturity; all these differences in life are regulated by past Karma. One man is born, as it were, for pleasure; if he buries himself in a forest, pleasure will follow him there. Another man, wherever he goes, is followed by pain; everything becomes painful for him. It is the result of their own past. According to the philosophy of the Yogis, all virtuous actions bring pleasure, and all vicious actions bring pain. Any man who does wicked deeds is sure to reap their fruit in the form of pain.””
About This Quote
Source Spiritual Teaching: Yoga Philosophy, late 19th century, India
Actions (karma) generate results (fruits) that manifest as experiences of pleasure or pain, shaping future circumstances and rebirths.
In simple terms: Karma leads to future outcomes of pleasure or pain.
Recognize actions shape future experiences.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal decisions
- spiritual practice
- life choices
- ethical behavior
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do your daily actions influence your future?
- Can you change past patterns?
Karma is not deterministic; free will can modify outcomes.