Sometimes, however, a criminal may escape punishment by the state, but this is not the case with God's law.
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June 13, 2010]Judge injured in crash by drunk driver whom he spared from jail 11 years before
Karma catches up with drunk driver and simultaneously with judge for wrong judgment
Washington Post June 9, 2010
- DAN MORSE
Repeat drunk driver gets 18 months for Gaithersburg, Md., crash injuring judge
A drunk driver was sentenced to 18 months in jail Tuesday for a crash in Gaithersburg that injured a retired judge who, 11 years earlier in a different drunken-driving case, had spared the man jail time. go to story
If a child unknowingly touches fire, does it mean that the fire will excuse the child and not burn? No. Nature's law is so strict, so stringent, that there is no question of an excuse. Even in ordinary law, ignorance is no excuse. If we go to court and say, "I did not know that this action was criminal," this plea does not mean that we shall be excused. Similarly, ignorance is no excuse for transgressing nature's laws. Therefore, if we actually want to be free from the reactions of sinful life, we must be Krishna conscious, for then Krishna will free us from all sinful reactions. more
"As God is my witness"
excerpt from Krishna Consciousness: the Matchless Gift
People do not believe in a next life because they want to avoid botheration and punishment, but the next life cannot be avoided. It is a well known fact that we must act according to law, or we will be punished. If one commits criminal activities, the state will punish him. Sometimes, however, a criminal may escape punishment by the state, but this is not the case with God's law. One can cheat others, commit theft and hide, thereby saving himself from the punishment of the state, but one cannot save himself from the superior law, the law of nature. It is very difficult because there are many witnesses: the daylight is witness, the moonlight is witness, and Krishna is the supreme witness. Thus one cannot say, "I am committing this sin, but no one can see me." Krishna is the supreme witness sitting within the heart, and He not only notes what one is thinking and doing, but He also gives the living entity facility. If one wants to do something in order to satisfy his senses, Krishna gives all facility. This is stated in Bhagavad-gita. Sarvasya chaham hridi sannivishtah: "I am sitting in everyone's heart." Mattah smritir jñanam apohanam cha: [Bg. 15.15] "From Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness."