Case Study: Karma of Abandoning a Pregnant Girlfriend and Rejecting One’s Child

1. Selfishness that Destroys Lives

In a past life, this man was a reckless playboy driven entirely by lust. When his girlfriend unexpectedly became “pregnant,” instead of stepping up to his responsibilities as a father, he was consumed by cowardice and the fear of losing his freedom. He completely rejected his own flesh and blood, abruptly cutting off all contact, and “abandoned his pregnant girlfriend.” He forced her to endure immense societal shame, financial ruin, and the agonizing physical and emotional toll of pregnancy entirely alone. Creating a human life and then callously discarding both the mother and the child is a profoundly destructive sin that inflicts catastrophic emotional trauma on the victims.

2. The Retribution of Karma

• Born into a Fractured, Loveless Home (Broken Home): In his current life, the karmic boomerang guarantees he will be born into a highly dysfunctional, “Broken Family.” His parents will fiercely argue, divorce early, or abandon him entirely, forcing him to grow up as an unloved orphan. He is karmically mandated to intimately taste the exact agonizing abandonment and lack of warmth he once inflicted on his own child.
• Endless Romantic Betrayals and Abandonment: The karma of betraying love and trust severely curses his own romantic destiny. No matter how deeply he loves someone or how loyal he tries to be, his relationships will end in catastrophic failure. He will be repeatedly “cheated on, betrayed, and abandoned” by his partners, especially during the moments he needs them the most. He will never experience true, lasting love.
• Childless, Heirless, and a Lonely Death: Rejecting his own bloodline in the past guarantees he will be “Barren or Childless” in this life. Even if he manages to have children, they will be fiercely rebellious, utterly disrespectful, and will ultimately abandon him in his old age. He is destined to die utterly alone, and any wealth he accumulates will scatter, as he will have no heirs to inherit his legacy.

3. Spiritual Solutions

Luang Por Dhammajayo heavily emphasizes that true responsibility is the hallmark of a moral human being. Fleeing from the life you created and abandoning a mother and child weaves a dark, suffocating web of sorrow across lifetimes. Any man who has committed this cowardly act must urgently seek out the mother and child to beg for absolute forgiveness and provide massive financial and emotional compensation. If they cannot be found, he must heavily donate to orphanages and foundations supporting destitute pregnant women. He must flawlessly observe the 3rd Precept (No Sexual Misconduct), and ideally ordain as a monk to meditate fiercely, dedicating all merit to beg for pardon and sever this tragic cycle of abandonment.