Karma

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I got this article from another group I belong to and thought it

might be of interest.

 

Sarita

 

 

How Karma works

 

 

 

Sooner or Later, You're Dancin' With the Reaper

We are Karma Chameleons. While on Earth, you are living in the worlds

of

reincarnation and karma. Believe it or not, karma begins & ends with

love.

Karma

begins to propel you as Soul on a personal journey through the

universe.

Karma ends when you have perfected yourself in your ability to love.

So What is Karma? As Soul you are eternal. You have past, present, and

future lives. To grow in love, joy, and awareness, you reincarnate

into a

series

of physical bodies to experience different existences. You have been

or will

be both sexes and all races, religions, and ethnic types throughout

many

lifetimes

Karma Defined: Karma means that " as you sow, so also shall you reap "

in this

and other lifetimes until you understand the complete consequences of

all

your actions. Karma is the principle of cause and effect, action and

reaction,

total cosmic justice and personal responsibility.

The 4 Different " Flavors " of Karma:

There are 4 different types of karma that you are always working on: ·

* Sanchita Karma: the accumulated result of all your actions from all

your past lifetimes. This is your total cosmic debt. Every moment of

every day

either you are adding to it or you are reducing this cosmic debt.

* Prarabdha Karma: the portion of your " sanchita " karma being worked

on

in the present life. If you work down your agreed upon debt in this

lifetime, then more past debts surface to be worked on.

* Agami Karma: the portion of actions in the present life that add to

your " sanchita " karma. If you fail to work off your debt, then more

debts are

added to " sanchita " karma and are sent to future lives.

* Kriyamana Karma: daily, instant karma created in this life that is

worked off immediately. These are debts that are created and worked

off - ie.

you do wrong, you get caught and you spend time in jail

 

" Resistance is Futile " : As Soul, you experience a constant cycle of

births

and deaths into a series of bodies until you have learned all the

spiritual

lessons that the totality of all experiences have to teach you. Until

you have

learned, you will find that " resistance " to the rules of karma

is " futile " .

 

 

The Rules of Karma Governing Life on Earth

#1: KARMA TEACHES BY EXPERIENCE AND NOT TO PUNISH

Although it may often " feel " like punishment, the purpose of karma is

to

teach not to punish. Often the way we learn " the best " is to endure

the same

type of suffering that we have inflicted on others. For example, I

remember

little of my life as a City Commander in ancient Constantinople where

I killed

many without mercy, often with little justification. Yet, I remember

vividly

the life where I repaid that karma by being slaughtered by an Indian

during the

Martin's Hundred massacre. Believe me, I learned the lesson of mercy

in the

final terrifying moments of the massacre.

#2: WE ARE ALL HERE TO LEARN LESSONS TAUGHT BY KARMA

We are all here to learn lessons as " spiritual beings in human form " .

These

lessons are designed to help us grow into greater levels of love,

joy, and

awareness. They teach us to " choose love at every moment " , to " forgive

everyone, everything " , and to " live happy " . Where we do not choose

love, show

forgiveness, teach tolerance, or display compassion, karma intervenes

to put us

back

on the path of these lessons. Quite simply, the only way to achieve a

state

of karmic balance is to be love.

#3: WE " FORGET " ABOUT KARMA TO SEE IF WE HAVE LEARNED

Before we came, we agreed to put ourself in the path of all that is we

needed to learn. Once we got here, we agreed to " forget " this. The

purpose of

" forgetting " is to keep us from being overwhelmed by the totality of

our past

while making sure that we have really learned our lessons. For

example, having

been a General in many lifetimes, I tended to treat others in a

domineering

manner. In this life, I put myself into my situations where humility

would have

served me better than being " the dictatorial General " . Only when I

overcame

this " problem " and learned my lesson did I understand why I had put

myself

into those karmic places.

#4: KARMA IS IMPERSONAL, LOGICAL, AND PREDICTABLE

Karma gives you the opportunity at every moment to become open to

greater

levels of love and compassion. It operates impersonally: applying to

everyone,

all the time, no exceptions. It is very logical: what you sow is what

you

reap in exact and precise measure. Karma is as predictable as the

laws of

gravity: what is done to you is the net result of what you have done

to others.

#5: KARMA IS PERFECTLY FAIR AND CREATES TOTAL JUSTICE

For example, there are no " innocent " people in prison, they are there

for a

reason. If they appear " innocent " in this life, it is because they

were

" guilty " in a past life and " got away with it " . The " innocent "

feel " cheated "

now

because they cannot see the cause of this life was the effect of a

past life

when they were " guilty " .

#6: KARMA MAKES US LINK OUR ACTIONS WITH THEIR RESULTS

The cause of this life is always the effect of a past life(s). The

goal of

karma is to ensure that we link our actions (the cause) with their

results

(the effect). " It is the loving God which helps each Soul develop

it's highest

spiritual potential through experience. " It is our experience which

teaches us

the Law of Love.

#7: KARMA TEACHES US TOTALLY RESPONSIBILITY

The goal of karma is to give you all the experiences that you need to

evolve

into greater levels of love, joy, awareness, and responsibility. Karma

teaches that you are totally responsible for the circumstances of

your life.

Karma

is like " training wheels " . They keep you on the straight and narrow

until

you have mastered your vehicle and can ride freely on your own.

#8: KARMA TEACHES US LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR ALL

" See that you are at the center of the universe... Accept all things

as

being part of you... When you perceive that an act done to another is

done to

yourself... you understand the great truth. " Tolerance opens the door

to

compassion and love.

#9: KARMA DRIVES US TO WHOLENESS AND UNITY WITH LIFE

Karma drives us from oneness to wholeness to unity with life. Karma

forces

us to look beyond ourselves (oneness) so that we can see ourselves as

we truly

are (wholeness or Self Realization)Karma drives us from oneness to

wholeness to unity with life. Karma forces us to look beyond

ourselves (one

#10: KARMA DRIVES US TO SERVICE AND THEN TO LOVE

Karma drives us to service. Service - co-workership with God - is the

ulitmate expression of love. Love means service: service is your

choice. Once

you

accept total responsibility for your life, you see yourself as Soul

in service

to life. Once you do, you become a fully realized co-worker with God.

#11: UNDERSTANDING KARMA IS THE KEY TO HARMONY

" Belief in karma ought to make the life pure, strong, serene, and

glad. Only

our own deeds can hinder us; only our own will can fetter us. Once

let us

recognize this truth, and our liberation has struck. Nature cannot

enslave the

Soul that by wisdom has gained power and uses both in love. "

#12: FOR ANY QUESTION, LOVE IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER

Karma shows us that for any question love is the answer. " Love is our

birthplace, our final refuge, and our reason for being. If we

recognize that

compassion and love are the ultimate destination of our journey, the

heart of

the

universe responds. " Authors Details: Ellen A Mogensen

Ellen A Mogensen is a holistic counsellor _

The Author's Website_ (http://www.healpastlives.com/)