The root of the word karma comes from the Sanskrit word kri: कृ. It means “to do” or “to act.” Karma is an action not a result. It is an energy created by willful action through thoughts, words, and deeds. The karma you create affects us all the time. The future is not set in stone. You have the ability to change the course of your life by changing your intentional acts and self destructive patterns. Karma has nothing to do with “fate”. If you do something negative, it doesn’t mean that something negative must happen to you to “even things out”.
The Buddha explained karma as “this arises, that becomes.” It is not exactly the same as cause and effect. It is more circular. Take for example life and death. Cause and effect would have us think that you die because you are born. It is almost as if these 2 concepts can are separated as though they are polar opposites. Karma teaches us that life and death involve each other and are linked. Life implies death. Death implies life.
The 12 Laws of Karma are meant to educate you to make the necessary changes within yourself. To set you on a path of good karma and free yourself from bad karma as it were. If the world around you is chaos, it is because there is chaos within yourself. Once you are at peace with yourself, you can be at peace with the world.
1.
The Great Law-Whatever you put
into the universe will come back to you.
2.
The Law of Change-History
repeats itself until you learn from it and change your path.
3.
The Law of Connection-The past, the present, and the future are all connected.
4.
The Law of Creation-Life does not happen by itself. You have to make it happen.
5. The Law of Focus-You cannot think of two different things at the same time.
6. The Law of Giving and Hospitality-Your behavior should match your thoughts and actions.
7. The Law of Growth-By changing yourself, you change your life.
8. The Law of Here and Now-You cannot be present in life if you are looking backward.
9. The Law of Humility-We must accept something before you can change it.
10. The Law of Patience and Reward-The most valuable rewards require persistence.
11. The Law of Responsibility-You are responsible for what happens in your life.
12. The Law of Significance and
Inspiration-Rewards are a
result of the effort and energy you put into it.
“People pay for what
they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And
they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.” (Edith Wharton)[i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“12
Laws of Karma & How They Can Help You” by depressionalliance
·
“Karma meaning: Here’s what a Buddhist Master says” by Lachlan
Brown
The topic for this post
was suggested by my friend, Jan Bahr.
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