Unfolding Karma -- Good or Bad ?

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them. And I do this ...only when I don't simply accept these challenges as

'stepping stones' .... to where I'm going and instead begin thinking of myself

as having Bad Karma.So, do you still think I might have Bad Karma?Do you think

YOU might have Bad Karma, too?I've got an interesting theory I'm beginning to

develop about Good and Bad Karma - and it's come about because the more people

I speak to, the more I see that WE ALL may have Bad Karma . . .And here's the

theory:That Bad Karma doesn't come from the events that occur to us . . . but

perhaps - are you ready for this? - it's more a product of us thinking that

these events mean we have "Bad

Karma."Wooh! In other words, Bad Karma is more a result of our reaction to our

supposed Bad Karma - our challenges - rather than the challenges

themselves!Thus, when we create Resistance to these challenges by thinking

"What did I do to deserve this?" THAT'S the Bad Karma.So, this begs the

question, what is "Good Karma?"Isn't Good Karma simply our ability to flow with

and be proactive to these challenges?Yes, but maybe not entirely so. (Listen

closely . . . this is BIG).Maybe that is not enough.Personally, I am - just as

you may be - always proactive toward what I face . . . even though I may not

complain about it!But there is a second essential thing that you and I really

need

to embrace besides being proactive to have Good Karma. And here it is:To have

Good Karma, we have to shift from Resistance to Appreciation.Now, that does not

mean I should be thankful for the challenge. And telling me to be thankful DOES

NOT make me FEEL any better, thank you. What I do find easy and very

self-empowering to do is to acknowledge the fact that I have the persistence

that people with truly "Bad Karma" do not have.So, indeed, "Good Karma" by

definition is simply . . ."The self-empowering appreciation of your own

persistence in the face of your personal challenges."So now, you tell me:Do you

indeed have "Bad Karma?"Do

I?Can it be that the true answer is simply a matter of how we think & answer the

question? Moot point is ... >>> there is no good or bad karma . Karma just

IS . It just unfolds...to you ...in time. How u take it is based on how much

mature u hv become ...after reading and seeing and cogitating so much on Baba

and his teachings ...both inside of this and outside of thsi .!

As our beloved Swami says

: "Everything is reaction, reflection and resound of one’s own inner

being.Every word we utter is the resound of the inner being..... fact, you are

the beneficiary of all your service activities and not others. Your own self

will protect you in your endeavours." Ram

RAM RAM

Thank you & God bless.

Om Sri Sai Ram

Sarvathah paanipaadam Tat sarvatokshi siromukham Sarvathah sruthimalloke Sarvamavritya thishthathi