Karma Correction

Om Namah Shivaya

" When we die, we gather up all the subtle energies that comprise our astral and causal bodies-energies that ultimately are seen to be intelligent thought-force"

What does this mean? so asked a protege to the mentor*. The reply was in the form of an email conversation, the distilled contents of which are presented below in this blog.


All matter- human bodies, trees, animals, stones, mountains, rocks, buses, cars etc are but collection of particles which can be sub-divided into atoms, neutrons, protons etc that in turn are nothing but packets of energy in motion - for gases, the motion is faster, for liquids comparatively slower and still slow for solids- we see things as a box or a car due to the
limitations of our eyesight in not able to see them as their constituent particles- an X-ray machine sees through.

Since the whole world is energy, our thoughts are also energy. Our thoughts form our habits- more regularly you think in a particular manner, the more you are forced to think that way- it cuts grooves in the mind space- called samsakaras; a man is nothing but a collection of thoughts or samskaras- character is nothing but regular habits

When we die, the samskaras outlive the physical body, they continue vibrating in the atmosphere till they get another suitable physical body to be reincarnated- similarly when we are born, we have got with ourselves the samskaras of all our previous lives- these samskaras are called our prarabdha karma- they play out like a movie- the events are predestined and cannot be changed by us since these are results of our own actions in previous lives- I murdered someone in one of my last lives, hence I have to tolerate jokers in this life.

When a person dies, only the physical form dies, the soul is everlasting and the samsakaras as a bundle continue to vibrate and be alive- think of an antenna, if you have good thoughts, you will attract the frequency of similar radio stations or thought packets in the atmosphere- if you are
miserable, all the sad and stupid stations will be connected- hence be extremely careful of what you think- every thought is LIVE- the best is not to think- when you align OM to every breath of yours, thoughts cease, your mind cannot play tricks.

What we can change is to stop reacting and create further karmas in this life; we can change our thoughts to alter our habits to transform our character. When we meditate, we burn up the stored samskaras so that they are not played out like scenes from a drama; meditation is deletion of these scenes from the script; by meditation we can realize God and then we need not be reborn and undergo the pain of human births.

* The mentor happens to be my better half - Swati, whose companionship has been a calming influence not only on me but there are many others among friends & family, who have benefited through her advice

One good action is better than million good intentions

"One good action is better than million good intentions; because we judge ourselves by our intentions, but others judge us by our actions" - so says my longtime school & family friend - Seemaa *- on FaceBook today.

To me, these words are precious pearls of wisdom.

Blame it on education, age, economy, IQ - and other such true, invented or conveniently attributable factors - humans, particularly those from the so called elite / intellectual class or pretenders seem to take to cynicism pretty easily. This is quite evident from nature of messages that I get to glance from other networking forums, which allow my mailbox to keep getting bombarded with middle aged erudite (but not always esoteric) criticism of how systems are bad, and how elite individuals have done well in life mainly due to our their individual calibre without much of a help from systems they've been part of.
The age old adage " Pen is mightier than the sword' seems to rule the roost and guide networkers to pride ( verb) in their analytical ability & articulation skills, beside serving as an outlet to cater to their competitive urge(s) & creative juice(s). Writers write lots of good stuff as to what should Governments, Systems & Individuals do to remedy unfavorable situations and make life better on the planet. A common knee-jerk in some cases is to propose forums & sub forums for more writing and analysis.
Seldom, do we see thoughts or intentions becoming actionables or implementables. Writing, counter writing & more writing seems to be the real trip , for not only does it satisfy the Maslow(ian) social & esteem needs of the individuals, but also provides excellent opportunity to further improve upon or maintain their already good writing skills.
While most of it makes for good reading or feeling good when the intentions sound good, it is worth pondering if thought leaders have it in them to be the great action men too. Are both - thought & action - possible in a class of individuals, albeit serially if not together?

I like to think most fellow bloggers on this forum as thought leaders & my intention on this blog is definitely not to catalyze action, but to spur further thought on the concluding portion of my friend's remark ".....but others judge us by our actions". Do we care for judgment??


* Just for a background, Seemaa Middya assists Corporates and Individuals as a transformation agent . She runs her own consultancy and her experience includes about 7 years of being associate / partner of the well known trainer & hypnotist Santosh Babu, also known as the trainer with a snake, besides teaching in school for 21 years.