As you read yesterday, I don’t really believe that there are any proof behind Karma and its laws. It’s more like a series of proverbs or rules derived from human observations, over time, building a philosophy of its own.
Karma is the Hindu view of causality in which good thoughts, deeds, and words, may lead to beneficial effects, while bad thoughts, deeds, and words, do just the opposite. Modern and western experts say that it is those situations or interactions that help us navigate our path toward our higher purpose, or better yet, it’s about undoing what is not us and becoming who we really are.
Similarly, others say that Karma is a philosophy of how to live our lives so we can truly become the best version of ourselves and live the most fulfilling life we desire, not unlike our Golden Rule, which sounds pretty good to me.
There are 12 laws of Karma. Why 12? Because it looks like a magic number and on paper appears better than 4,5,6,8 or 11, you get my rift... So consider many of them as just “fillers” while rule #1 remains the essential one. Looking at what each one constitutes an interesting excursion into the complete “Karma thing”.
1. The law or the law of cause and effect
It says that whatever thoughts or energy we put out, we get back — good or bad. In order to get what we want, we have to embody and be worthy of those things. It’s the concept that we reap what we sow, or “garbage in, garbage out”.
2. The law of creation
This one is also based on common sense; in order to make things happen in our lives, we need to take action, instead of waiting for something to magically come our way or do the job for us.
3. The law of humility
It is based on the principle that we must be humble enough to accept that our current reality is the result of our past actions. In other words, quit blaming others or circumstances all the time!
4. The law of growth
Real change or personal growth begins with what we have control over, which is ourselves, not others. That one seems reasonable too, except we aren’t all dealt the same good cards at birth.
5. The law of responsibility
What happens to us is because of us. This eliminates the opportunity for us to look outward and blame third-party elements to find the cause of our problems. Same thing here, even though we aren’t created equal, we only can shut up!
6. The law of connection
We are what we are today is the result of your previous actions. I’m not totally sold on that one either, especially if it implies the concept of previous existence.
7. The law of focus
The law of focus tells us to concentrate on one thing at a time. I woefully agree, multi-tasking is a lousy practice and this is my excuse for not following most of these laws anyway!
8. The law of giving and hospitality
We must give to help the people, cause and things we believe in.
9. The law of here and now
To experience peace of mind, we must embrace the present and quit delving on the past of fleeing into the future. I can buy that.
10. The law of change
According to that principle, history will continue to repeat itself until we learn from experience and take steps to do something different to stop the cycle. That one is a stretch and only partly true, in my view, as it implies ideas of re-incarnation which is totally unproven.
11. The law of patience and reward
We need be consistent in our goals, and they will come to fruition.
12. The law of significance and inspiration
Every contribution we make will affect the world. We’ve been born with a specific gift, mission, and purpose that only we can bring into the world with our uniqueness for the good of everyone. Maybe.
To me, and for a large number of them, the laws of Karma sound like good common sense rules and even though they can scientifically be proven, I think they constitute a good road map to follow through our lives. I’ll hope for the best outcome and hope they work for me most of the time...
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment