There have been days in our lives when we have been in so much pain because of our own or somebody else's actions. What one does or thinks is beyond another's control. We cannot stop people from acting the way they do, the way they propose to think and harbor feelings. Then why dwell on their actions and words and afflict yourself with pain. Those times are hard.. Some of us stand up and shout while others refrain and hold back. It is hard for that pain to go away as they are so deeply etched in one's mind. Some of us think that in today's world what goes around comes around... But here is a thought that says differently..
Every action, thought, and feeling is motivated by an intention, and that intention is a cause that exists as one with an effect. If we participate in the cause, it is not possible for us not to participate in the effect. In this most profound way, we are held responsible for our every action, thought and feeling, which is to say, for our every intention. We ourselves shall partake of the fruit of our every intention.
By harboring that pain inside and hoping that someday justice will be served, a person is spurning these negative feelings around which create more karma, or an imbalance of energy...
Karma works on the principle of Newton’s Third Law of Motion, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” However, as Zukav describes it, karma is an “impersonal energy dynamic.” Karma is not a moral dynamic. Morality is a human creation. The Universe does not judge. The law of karma governs the balancing of energy within our system of morality and within those of our neighbors. It serves humanity as an impersonal and Universal teacher of responsibility.
we need to understand today that.. One will not heal if one takes sorrow from the pain by heaping blame, shame, judgment, guilt, anger and recriminations upon self or others because of it. For in doing so we are adding insult to injury, harboring grudges and resentments, and further depleting one's spiritual vitality.The Law of Karma guarantees that we live in a just universe. Do we believe that "whoever is wounding me is going to get back what he or she is giving out in equal measure—not from me, but from someone, somewhere. Eventually, he or she will unavoidably experience the sorrow that I am now receiving". Does this knowledge make us happier? Does it give us satisfaction? Do we think, “OK you so and so, you’ll get yours one day!” If it does, then it is as if we are wishing upon the person who wounded us the sorrow that we are feeling. We are volleying pain and sorrow back and forth between us like tennis balls. The sorrow that we wish on them is eventually going to land back in our court. A better course of action is compassion.
Instead we want to think that .. May they never have to suffer what I am going through right now.
It is said that .. A deep understanding of karma can give us a perspective which Zukav calls “non-judgmental justice”. Non-judgmental justice is a perception that allows you to see everything in life, but does not engage your negative emotions. Non-judgmental justice relieves you of the self-appointed job of judge and jury because you know that everything is being seen—nothing escapes the law of karma—and this brings forth understanding and compassion. Non-judgmental justice is the freedom of seeing what you see and experiencing what you experience without responding negatively.
I therefore promise myself today, not to remember any sorrow from the past, not to relive it, not to regret or remorse. Because I know that it does not create any positive energy in the present. If I have to deal with something from the past, I will wait for it to come to me in the present, instead of I looking back into the past. I know this would be hard to practice, but habits can be formed slowly..
I promise not to give or take sorrow, I hope you do too.
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