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I sometimes feel that Maa has given me a heart that feels a lot. It feels pain of other beings and animals and various other creatures. I am able to hold that feeling for humans but for animals, birds, trees etc. it sometimes become overwhelming.

Ya toh maa ne esa mann diya nhi hota ya toh etni chhamta ho ki khud ko dusre k dard se hata saku…Why creatures have to go through pain…I see accidents acid attacks and what not inflicted on animals and trees being mercilessly cut..Why these poor souls suffer…

If we go by explanation of human sufferings due to past karma….What trees and animals has done…Why can’t they have easy death?

What has karma got to do with these things. The karmic law does not apply to animals. Besides the law of Karma is not a law of justice but a law of learning and evolution. In any case suffering is largely a question of attitudes in human beings. In animals pain is often inflicted by humans who are also responsible for lot of accidents that take place. 

Being sensitive to pain of others is good but one must grow in wisdom and strength to be able to help. Feeling bad only compounds the suffering. 

Affectionately 

Alok Da 

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