This powerful statement from Chapter 36 encapsulates the inexorable law of karma. In the context of the story of the two men from Goa, Baba uses it to explain why he accepted money from one and not the other. He clarifies that he, being a detached fakir, has no need for wealth. The transaction was orchestrated by the 'Mother Masjid' to settle a past karmic account. Baba's teaching implies that actions, especially those creating debt, enmity, or causing harm, create binding consequences that follow a soul across lifetimes, even across eons, until they are resolved. The Sadguru's role is often to facilitate the resolution of such deep-rooted karmic ties for the devotee's spiritual welfare.
What is the philosophical meaning behind Sai Baba's statement, "debt, enmity, and murder—these are not escaped by the doer even at the end of an eon"?
📖 Chapter 36