In plain words
No one, of any kind, has escaped karma. In truth, man is born through karma itself. ‘Karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke.’ How can man, bound by karma, escape karma? ‘Karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana,’ the Bhagavad Gītā teaches. Performing actions with the body, with no desire for any fruit in return, you must increase attachment to the Ātma. In those days the Pāṇḍavas had to pass their time in the thick forests, living on roots, tubers and the like. Even Dharmarāja, Dharma itself in person, could not escape hardships. One as great as Satya Hariścandra lost his kingdom and had to become a keeper of the cremation ground. So, however great a person may be, there is no escaping the experience of karma. Yet the mighty power that can master karma lies in man himself. If man grows weak while so great a power lies within him, the cause is nothing but attachment to the body! When you increase attachment to the Ātma, attachment to the body dwindles of its own accord. Whoever it may be, once he has taken on a body, he cannot escape undergoing some pains. The body is born in a moment and goes in a moment. So you must reduce attachment to the body little by little.
When the hip broke, they took Me to the hospital. I went smiling. After I got there, many doctors gathered around Me. As they grieved, I: ‘Do not grieve. I have no pain at all. This body is not Mine. It is your body. Do whatever you like with it,’ I said. Three hours later I came back. I was smiling and smiling. You too must welcome hardships with a smile. Only then can you become true seekers of Mokṣa. Pains will keep coming to the body; you must not mind them in the least. To undergo pains is the natural property of the body. We must face them with the strength of the Ātma. Doctors must instil such courage and daring in the sick and set a fitting example. Doctors today work very hard and are discovering remedies for many diseases. Wherever you look in the world, there are doctors. If there are two doctors to a house, there are four patients in that house too! As the number of doctors grows, the number of the sick grows as well. Unable to keep their desires under control, they are adding to their diseases.