THE KARMA
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KARMA IS ABOUT BECOMING THE SOURCE OF ONE'S OWN
CREATION. IN SHIFTINGRESPONSIBILITY FROM
HEAVEN TO ONESELF, ONE BECOMES THE VERY MAKER
OF ONE'S DESTINY.
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WHY DO SOME PEOPLE SUFFER MORE THAN OTHERS?
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WHY DIDN'T THE UNIVERSE CREATE EVERYONE EQUAL? WHY ARE SOME DISABLED, AND OTHERS ABLE-BODIED? WHY ARE SOME POOR, AND OTHERS RICH? IF THERE IS A GOD, WHY DIDN'T HE CREATE EVERYONE EQUAL? WHY COULDN'T EVERYON CARRY POSITIVE KARMA? WHY COULDN'T EVERYONE CARRY POSITIVE KARMA? WHY COULDN'T EVERYONE HAVE THE SAME SOFTWARE? WHAT IS THE POINT OF ALL THIS TERRIBLE INEQUALITY?
THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE PLAGUED HUMAN BEINGS SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME.
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NOW PAUSE THE EXAMINE THIS WITH ABSOLUTE CLARITY.
IF YOU DO, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF HUMAN SUFFERING IS NOT PHYSICAL HANDICAP OR POVERTY. THE CAUSE OF HUMAN SUFFERING IS ONESELF.
LET US FIRST MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PAIN AND SUFFERING. PAIN IS PHYSICAL. PAIN IS PRODUCED WHENEVER THERE IS ANY INJURY TO THE BODY. PAIN IS THE BODY'S WAY OF ALERTING YOU THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, THAT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. PAIN IS USEFUL. IT IS A VALUABLE WAKE-UP CALL. SUFFERING, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS PSYCHOLOGICAL. IT IS PRODUCED BY YOU. IT IS A HUNDRED SELF-MANUFACTURED. YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ABOUT BEING IN PAIN, BUT YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE ABOUT SUFFERING. YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE NOT TO SUFFER.
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LET US LOOK AT THIS CLOSELY. A THOUSAND YEARS AGO, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD LIVED QUITE HAPPILY IN MODEST DWELLINGS. THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM TODAY IS THAT SOMEONE LIVES IN A MANSION, AND SOMEONE ELSE LIVES IN A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT. THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE LATTER'S SUFFERING. SOMEONE HAS THREE CARS, AND SOMEONE ELSE HAS ONE. THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE LATTER'S SUFFERING. SOMEONE VACATIONS ABROAD, AND SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T. THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE LATTER'S SUFFERING.
SO IT IS NOT THE PHYSICAL SITUATION THAT CAUSES MISERY. IT IS THE WAY YOU REACT TO IT. YOUR KARMA IS NOT IN WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU KARMA IS IN THE WAY YOU RESPOND TO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU. HUMAN BEINGS COULD NOT GET INTO COLLEGE, SO THEY SUFFER. SOMEONE ELSE GETS INTO COLLEGE AND CAN'T GET OUT, SO THEY SUFFER! SOMEONE CANNOT GET A JOB, SO THEY SUFFER. SOMEONE IS GIVEN A JOB, AND NOW THEY SUFFER EVEN MORE. SOMEONE IS GIVEN A JOB, AND NOW THEY SUFFER EVEN MORE. SOMEONE ISN'T MARRIED, SO THEY SUFFER. SOMEONE GETS MARRIED, AND THEY ARE IN AGONY! SOMEONE HAS NO CHILDREN , SO THEY SUFFER. SOMEONE HAS CHILDREN, AND SO THEY ARE IN CONSTANT TORMENT. YOUR SUFFERING IS NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. YOUR SUFFERING IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF. AND THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT.
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BUT WHAT ABOUT FATE AND FORTUNE? WHAT ABOUT THE ENDLESS DEBATE BETWEEN FREE WILL AND DESTINY? THESE QUESTIONS STILL VEX MANY PEOPLE.
IN THE EAST , WE SIMPLY SAY "YOUR LIFE IS YOUR KARMA. "THIS MEANS THAT HOW MUCH KARMA YOU CAN TAKE INTO YOUR HANDS DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF YOU HAS BECOME CONSCIOUS. IF YOU HAVE MASTERY OVER YOUR PHYSICAL BODY, FIFTEEN TO TWENTY PERCENT OF YOUR LIFE AND DESTINY WILL BE IN YOUR HANDS. IF YOU HAVE MASTERY OVER YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS, FIFTY TO SIXTY PERCENT OF YOUR LIFE AND DESTINY WILL BE IN YOUR HANDS. IF YOU HAVE MASTERY OVER YOUR VERY LIFE ENERGIES, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR LIFE AND DESTINY COULD BE IN YOUR HANDS.
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SUPPOSE I PLANT A MANGO SEED. CAN I EXPECT THAT COCONUTS WILL FALL OUT OF THE MANGO TREE WHEN IT GROWS UP? CAN I EXPECT CHERRIES OR APPLES? NOW, THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE ABSURD. IF YOU PLANT A MANGO SEED, YOU CAN EXPECT ONLY MANGOES. THAT MUCH IS DETERMINED BY THE SEED. BUT THERE ARE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OVER WHICH WILL BE THE QUALITY OF THE MANGOES? HOW LONG WILL IT YIELD THEM? OVER THESE FACTORS, YOU CERTAINLY DO HAVE CONTROL.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE CALL LUCK IS JUST YOUR ABILITY TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. MANY OF YOUR CAPABILITIES ARE STILL UNCONSCIOUS, SO YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCES YOU ATTRACT. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING OVER WHICH YOU DO HAVE CONTROL, HOW YOU REACT TO WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.
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