Ask The Master: 31 Oct 2007

Q. What are punya and paap?

Whatever fills you with love and joy, expands your personality, whatever makes you feel love and compassion for others, is punya.

Whatever withdraws you from others, makes you feel unhappy and depressed, is paap. Joy is your true nature. Whatever takes you away from that, whatever turns you into a masochist or a sadist, whatever makes you feel sorrow for yourself or for others, is paap.

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This excerpt has been taken from the book: Uncommon Answers to Common Questions