
Karma: The key ingredient of manifestation 3
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After our previous discussions, it should now be clear that manifestation is not a mere set of rituals but a structured process that follows universal laws. It is a practice of generating karmic entitlement to materialize our desires. Understanding karma in simple terms will help us integrate it into our daily lives and effortlessly create positive karma.
Every thought, word, and action generates karma. Negative, injurious thoughts directed to others lead to ailments like mental retardation, schizophrenia, or dementia. Hurtful speech results in speech disorders, oral diseases, or even becoming deaf or mute. Physical aggression brings physical suffering like injuries, disabilities, or fractures. This happens because all three levels—mental, verbal, and physical—contribute to 'injury karma.' The universe returns the energy we release, always amplified. If we sow a single seed, we reap multiple fruits. Similarly, whatever energy we release to the universe, hatred whether positive or negative, returns to us manifold; e.g., hatred to misery or love to abundance.
The invisible yet measurable energy of karma
Emotions like love, anger, vengeance, and compassion exist in energy form, though we cannot see them. However, through Kirlian or GDV cameras, these energies are visible. They have frequency, colour, and shape, which can be sensed and measured. Healers, such as Pranic Healers, cleanse these negative energies from the aura, chakras, and bodily systems to free individuals from diseases caused by negative emotions.
When we focus on character building, we naturally eliminate negative frequencies from our system. Refining our thoughts, speech, and actions purifies our soul, leading to the continuous generation of good karma. This, in turn, ensures our karmic entitlement to manifest our desires effortlessly.
Karma as a bank account
Think of karma as a bank account. Each good deed is a deposit, while negative actions act as withdrawals. If we engage in too many negative karmas, our positive balance depletes, leading to a karmic loan. Just like financial loans come with heavy interest, karmic debts bring suffering, sorrow, and hardship. Once repaid, we are free from suffering. On the other hand, consistently depositing good karma leads to an overflowing positive balance. The universe then rewards us with unexpected blessings, much like receiving bonuses or dividends.
The wish to manifest is akin to using an ATM card. If our karmic bank account is full of positive karma, our desires are easily fulfilled. If we lack sufficient karma balance, our manifestations are delayed or denied.
Types of Karma
Karma exists at multiple levels:
Individual Karma : Consequences of personal actions.
: Consequences of personal actions. Family Karma : Shared karma within a family.
: Shared karma within a family. Group Karma : Collective experiences of a community, workplace, or country.
: Collective experiences of a community, workplace, or country. Land Karma: The karma tied to the place of birth or residence.
For instance, in a train accident where 70 people die, it is due to their shared group karma. Similarly, we are born into specific families because of our karmic ties with those souls.
Karma and ancestral wealth
Many people work tirelessly to leave behind wealth for their children. However, if the next generation lacks karmic entitlement for prosperity, they may squander it or fail to enjoy its benefits. Instead of focusing only on material inheritance, it is wiser to instill strong character and ethical values in children. By ensuring they generate good karma, we secure a future where they inherit positive karmic balance, ensuring lasting prosperity and happiness. When we leave an abundance of good family karma, all family members, including future generations, enjoy the benefits. Wisely we secure our children to inherit blessings of good karma. Noble kings have contributed to carrying on their dynasties, while the Mughal kingdom ended with the extreme negative karma of Aurungzeb and his descendants.
How Karma manifests
Let's take an example: A man loved his children dearly and cared for them deeply. However, despite his devotion, he engaged in an extramarital affair. Though this did not affect his relationship with his kids, his wife was left feeling abandoned. Years later, after his wife's passing, his children moved abroad and became distant. He wondered why they had forgotten his love. The reality? The universe mirrored his own actions. Just as he had unknowingly stolen the love from his wife & given it away to another woman, generating 'stealing karma,' the universe has now stolen the love from him, leaving him with loneliness and desertion from his children.
This is how karma operates—it ensures balance in energy exchange.
The soul's journey and karma
When a soul decides to incarnate, a portion of its energy (jeev atma) enters a new body. Imagine the soul (atma) as jar/bottlele filled with pure energy, while the physical body is a glass into which a portion of this energy is poured. Throughout a lifetime, the experiences, lessons, and karmas accumulated alter the quality of the energy in the glass. When the body dies (glass breaks), this energy returns to the jar/bottle, enriching it with new experiences. In the 10th lifetime, the bottle/jar has the wisdom, knowledge, and experience of all the previous 9 lifetimes. Hence, when it takes birth, even as a child of 5 years, it will be more mature than a 30-year-old man whose soul has experienced only two lifetimes.
Each reincarnation is an opportunity to refine and evolve the soul. The accumulated karma over lifetimes is called Sanchita Karmabottle/jar),), while the specific karmic lessons designated for a particular life are Prarabdha Karma (glass). This is akin to an hourglass—golden sand (good karma) and black sand (negative karma) continuously fall, enriching our experiences. Good times signify positive karma manifesting, while hardships indicate past negative karma being resolved.
The cycle of tides: Nothing is permanent
Life moves in cycles, much like the tides of the sea. High tides bring abundance, while low tides bring struggle. The key is to focus on accumulating good karma during favourable times so that it neutralizes negative karma and ensures a smoother path ahead.
To manifest desires effortlessly, we must continuously deposit good karma into our karmic bank, and ensure an abundant future where manifestation is just a wish away.
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