Karma

The holistic doctrine of Karma gives us a reason for everything and everything for a reason. Karma, as a philosophy, maintains hope in the midst of hopelessness and provides us with the courage to continue our personal evolution. - John Mumford

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Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean would not prevent you from drowning. - F. Paul Wilson

While we may judge things as good or bad, karma doesn't. It's a simple case of like gets like, the ultimate balancing act, nothing more, nothing less. And if you're determined to fix every situation you deem as bad, or difficult, or somehow unsavory, then you rob the person of their own chance to fix it, learn from it, or even grow from it. Some things, no matter how painful, happen for a reason. A reason you or I may not be able to grasp at first sight, not without knowing a person's entire life story – their cumulative past. And to just barge in and interfere, no matter how well-intentioned, would be akin to robbing them of their journey. Something that's better not done. - Alyson Noel

The point in the path where one develops a direct knowledge of the workings of karma is the level referred to as the realization in one taste. At this level, one achieves a definitive realization of the single nature of all phenomena beyond good and bad. At the same time, as a result of that realization, there is also a direct perception of the working of karma, which is called "the manifestation of interdependence." - Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche

When we cross the gates of death, our karma is all we take with us. Everything else that we enjoyed in this life we leave behind.... Our karma is the only thing that will count in determining our rebirth, for our next life is nothing but the effects of our karmic tendencies that materialize in our perception. - Tulku Thondup

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About the Blog

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The following two decades were focused on my career, but my mind was never far from thinking about stuff that was philosophical, spiritual, mystical. I never stopped wondering about the meaning of life, and the role we play. I continued reading Buddhist books, articles – anything I could find on Buddhism.

A decade ago, when my career was tapering off, I again spent time looking for answers. I took courses in Reiki, (I am actually a Master practitioner in Reiki), read extensively on New Age practices like Crystal Healing, Aura Reading, Tarot Cards Reading, Colour Healing, Sound Therapy … I was curious about these New Age Therapies and I tried to read all about them. I also took up Tai Chi, Qi Kong and Traditional Chinese Massage.

I realised one common factor in the New Age therapies. All deal with Energy and the chanelling of energy. If we take away the different methods of practice, it all boils down to how we harness the energy that is all around us for our own use. It is the same with all religions. Basically all religions are the same. They teach us to do good, not to harm or kill, not to steal, to be kind etc… So, if you are already being a nice human, you have no need of religion, especially now when Religion has become very divisive.

I believe I have acquired the basics in my spiritual journey. Now, it’s a matter of continuing my learning and most importantly, to practice what I have learned. There is still much to learn. As long as we are open minded and willing to learn, we will be rewarded. The seeking of knowledge ends when our sojourn in this life ends - when the Vital Life Force leaves us.

In conclusion, the spiritual journey, although rewarding, can be very lonely at times. This is because we walk the path alone. We might meet like-minded people on the way. They may give us encouragement and support, but ultimately, we have to carry on ourselves, one step at a time. No short cuts, no helping hands. Our destination is the same but our individual journeys are different. However, persevere, and surely, we will be rewarded for our efforts. This I believe!

I don’t know what’s ahead for me, but I am soldiering on – one tiny step at a time!

Thank you for your interest in the blog!

Bliss and Light to you!

About the Blog

Finally, I decided to start a blog on my personal experiences on my spiritual journey - my ‘journey of discovery’ in this existence called Life. I deliberated about that. I wondered if people would be interested, whether it would be interesting enough. At the end, I decided to do it for myself, for the fun of it. People who are interested are most welcome to ‘follow’.

I will try to write regularly but understand that I am not the most, proficient or eloquent writer. Sometimes it might take a while for me to come up with something. So, please be patient. However, in between my writing, I will post stuff I gathered in the course of my search for answers, so that there will always be something new for you to read when you visit.

Here goes:

I was young, bored, restless and I kept wondering what life was all about. I felt there was more to life. I was determined to find out what else is out there.

One day, I saw an advertisement in the papers, ‘inviting’ all who were interested to know about life and the afterlife to send for the free booklet. I sent for a booklet. It contained more leading, intriguing questions. If I wanted the answers I had to sign up for a correspondence course. I did that.  I signed up for a correspondence course with an organization call the Rosicrucian Order. I guess you can say that was the beginning of my spiritual journey – although I didn’t know it at the time.

The course was interesting. I was able to grasp the basics, but it was too mystical, mystifying, mysterious and profound for someone in his early twenties. It was also expensive. After a couple of years, I had to stop.

However, I didn’t give up my search for answers. I joined a temple as a devotee, to learn about Buddhism. It wasn’t a Buddhism Temple pe se. It was a Taoist / Buddhist temple. But there were enough Buddhist texts around. I read them all – and I was hooked on Buddhism.

The Buddhist texts were easy to comprehend – simple and straightforward. There were no hidden meanings or messages between the lines. Plenty of parables, or metaphors to illustrate a point. From the allegories, one could  easily draw parallels to situations or circumstances, making sense of all things. The part I liked most was the stress on self-reliance, and the non-reliance on supernaturals and imaginaries.

To be continued …