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The Law of
KARMA
The Law of KARMA
Every action has a reaction which creates a chain of follow up actions. What you sow you reap; though you sow one seed, it grows into a thousand new seeds which further give rise to new seeds and new trees. This is the eternal law of karma. There is a cause for every effect and every effect has a cause. We may be able to see the cause, and it is equally possible that we may never be able to recall it. This is due to the inability of our mind; we are so restricted in the knowledge held by the brain! Our brain does not remember most of the actions of this life, what to say of knowing or recalling our past karmas.
No one can evade, mould or change this all-powerful ‘Law of Karma’. It is not easy to fully understand how it functions, but let us make an attempt to know how it works.
Every action has a route which it follows. Our subconscious carries the sum total of all our desires, passions, good and bad experiences, which we carry with us from our numerous past lives. Our defeats, victories, pain, pleasures and all our animal instincts are embedded in it. At the top are innumerable unfulfilled desires and hopes which are waiting to rear their head.
Now here is the process you need to understand: First the samaskaras trigger the thought and then the thought matures into desire. This may happen with or without any outer stimulation. As this desire arises, it gets more attention or afflictions of our attachments, the deeper it gets. With time, it is further strengthened and then it changes into sankalpa (the conviction to achieve the object). When this conviction matures, it converts into action or karma.
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Be Present
“Every Time The Breath Goes In, Divinity Goes In”
Her Master's Voice
Going to temples doesn’t make you spiritual.
Reiki
A Japanese Technique for stress reduction and relaxation
Be Present
Are you so busy getting to the future that the present is reduced to a means of getting there? There are simple things you can do to bring your attention to the here and now. You can measure your success in this practice by the degree of peace that you feel within
Be patient
It is not easy at first to be there as the witnessing Presence, especially when the ego is in survival mode, but once you have had a taste of it, you will grow in Presence power, and the ego will lose its grip on you. The ultimate purpose of human existence, that is to say, your purpose, is to bring that power into the world.
Do This Now
Sit erect. Your spine should be straight. You can sit in any posture – on a cushion, in a chair; just be comfortable; it doesn’t really make a difference as long as your spine is straight and you don’t move your body. And you need to keep your eyes closed all the time. Be aware of your breath; feel the air flowing in and out of your body; feel your inner energy field. All that you ever have to deal with, cope with, in real life—as opposed to imaginary mind projections — is this moment. Ask yourself what ‘problem’ you have right now, not next year, tomorrow, or five minutes from now. What is wrong with this moment?
Breathe in through the left nostril...
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RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
I am a journalist. Earlier I was very much spiritual and used to go to temple daily. But when I came in journalism line, during my field job, I saw that pujaris are all fake and they do not have any shraddha. Now I don’t go to temple to pray. Please give me guidance what to do because when I go to temple all the ill scenes come in front of my eyes. Ruby
Gurumaa: Going to temples doesn’t make you spiritual. It is just a religious affair. Prayer has nothing to do with the priests and sadhus; it has everything to do with your feelings and emotions. So if you have it then how does it matter even if all sadhus and priests are corrupt! There is no need to go to temples. Temples were schools where people would go to learn the art of praying and the art of life. The teachers were saints, sages and sometimes they were true brahmins who were true practitioners of dharma. Nowadays there is dearth of true teachers, and temples have become more or less social clubs; there is no one to teach, it has become just a place to do ritualistic puja. But were you going there to see conduct of preists? Why should you bother about them? Your relationship should be with God and god is in you. Your relationship with god has nothing to do with external circumstances. Choose a guru who can teach you intricacies of prayer and bring the prayer in your life.
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Reiki (a japanese technique for relaxation)
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by ‘laying on hands’ and is based on the idea that an unseen ‘life force energy’ flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s ‘life force energy’ is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. The word reiki is made up of two Japanese words - rei which means ‘God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power’ and ki which is ‘life force energy’. So reiki actually means ‘spiritually guided life force energy’. Reiki is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing. Energy healing involves direct application of Chi for the purpose of strengthening the clients energy system (aura). Chi is the term used by Chinese mystics and martial artists for the underlying force of which the universe is made of. Mystics in all cultures have talked about the physical universe being made of an underlying form of something, much as modern physics research is now coming to understand that the universe is made of energy which is subject to (or affected by) thought. Just as modern physics says that this energy is affected by thought, the mystics also say that this underlying form is affected by thought, going as far as to claim that we create our own reality from our thoughts and those we share amongst us every day. Stop and reflect on this for a moment. Imagine the implication of the fact that the universe around us is made from energy and can be shaped and manipulated by thought.
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