KARMA AND BHAKTI - 1

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and frustration on others , curse our fate and finally question the Lord.

KARMA is the answer to all the above written statements. What a man sows,so

shall he reap!!!! This is how nature works. Karma is a hope for the hopeless

and forlone. It quenches the spiritual thirst by pushing us in the right

direction BY THE GRACE AND THE WILL OF THE ALMIGHTY. The tendency and

character of a man is shaped based on his past deeds.Thoughts influence our

action which in turn is governed by karma.We are what we think and our past

deeds maketh us today. There are three kinds of karma: SANCHITA or

accumulated works of the past. This decides the tendencies of man , his

character, attitude and desire. PRARABDHA or fructifying works . He is reaping

by being what he is today. He cannot change it but has to exhaust it by

experiencing it.He has to

settle his past deed debts. KRIYAMANA / AGAMI or current works. His present

action will decide his future course. In the vedic literature, there is a

beautiful analogy. A bow - man has shot the arrow. He is about to place the

second arrow on his bow. The bundle of arrows in the quiver hanging on his

shoulder is SANCHITA. The arrow which he has shot is PRARABDHA. He cannot

recall it back.The best he could do is merely observe. The arrow which is to

leave his bow is AGAMI Sanchita and Agami is what the bow - man can decide

about, but can only witness Prarabdha!! Likewise whatever may be our

experience good or bad , is a net result of our past deeds. We are mere puppets

of our own actions. God does not interfere with karma for he is a mere

observer. Let us not waste this

beautiful gift of human life , fretting over inconsquential things and by

blaming others for ruining our life because after all , it was our choice to

permit them to do so!! Instead let us prepare for the future by doing selfless

service to mankind , help with no expectations, live without greed , empathise

with the weak and judiciously use our senses, more specifically our words!!

Let us overcome the mind of vagaries - fantasies, falsehood, lust, pretence,

lies. What can a man of wealth and stature with a wind of prestige around him,

help and do service unto others? GETTING RID OF OUR OWN WILL , TRAINING TO DO

GOD'S WILL, IS WHAT SPIRITUAL LIFE IS FINALLY ALL ABOUT!!!!

To be

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