KARMA (Dua Special)

Anand Dua asked, on ‘RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL’…

“…You say that it is never about crime and punishment. but then what about karma. when people say do good deeds or you will have to suffer. isnt suffering the punishment to your crimes you have committed?”

It is in the nature of the human race to explore, search, experiment, find reason, define, and explain. A tree or a rock stands immobile for decades or centuries and causes more benefit to the world than a hundred humans flitting around can. No plant or river or mountain has ever caused any 'harm' to nature; changes to the topography, yes, but harm, no; putting a spanner in the works of puny humans, yes, causing harm to nature, no.

A pet dog does not feel the need to question or explain its loyalty or love for its 'owner'. The human animal is one big question mark. We accept nothing, we believe nothing, we are Doubt incarnate. We need to prove, and we believe what has been proved only till the day it is disproved or 're-proved'.

A little child gets scalded or injured; is it punishment for some crime he/she has committed? A man-eating scoundrel dictates over and oppresses an entire country, yet lives a life of opulence and luxury; where is his share of punishment? One culture allows multiple marriages, another says it is sinful to have sex; who is to be believed?

No, it is not about crime and punishment; we are just suckers for guilt! It is a feeling that has been deeply ingrained in us from countless generations.
(Read one of the old posts, 'KILLING THE LIGHT INSIDE')

Yes, life is all about 'karma'; karma not as in 'deeds', but karma meaning 'fate'. Not as in question and answer, crime and punishment; but as in need and fulfilment. Fulfilment of every urge, desire, passion, craving, need of the soul, through aeons of existence in various dimensions of time, place and conditions, through a maze of relationships that constantly alternate between giving pain and succour till one cannot decide which one is sweeter.

Have you ever seen an old man who in his earlier life had ruled over family or business or sport or intellect, and for whom now it is the biggest achievement to put a morsel of food into his own mouth, or to stand up and walk one tottering step? That was his need in youth, and this is his need now. If he did not need this, he would have died young.

And the beauty of the whole thing is that fulfilment finally lies only in surrender. No amount of riches can fulfil one's craving for wealth, no amount of authority or control can fulfil the desire for power. The craving ends only when one leaves the desire behind, 'grows out of it', needs it no more.

Till the day, after millions of incarnations, possibly running parallel in numerous dimensions of time, place, relationship and situation, this little bit of the eternal and omnipresent soul called God, is free from all desires and needs. Then it merges back into the parent soul of Truth, Beauty and Love.

Just as a doctor would chart out a year long course of medicine, surgery, exercise, nutrition and perseverance to get a patient out of a certain ailment, so the Master Physician prescribes births and deaths and cravings and deeds, and the process of surrender.

That is karma. Destiny. Fate.

Comfort lies only in the realization that He investigates, He diagnoses, He prescribes, He administers, He heals; and in the faith that He is benign, He is Truth, He is Beauty, He is Love.

It is in the nature of the human race to question, doubt and explain.

Belief immune to questioning and doubt is faith.

Wonder, awe, respect for the Master Plan is happiness. The inner glow that radiates throughout one's being is its manifestation.

Read also the previous posts called 'DEMOLITION', 'PRESERVATION' and 'ALL IS WELL'.

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Zeina Glo helps you strip off layers of inhibitions, hesitation, and cynicism, allowing your thoughts and emotions to flow freely.

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