the speaking tree - You Have The Power To Effect Change
Vijay Hashia
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All human beings are of common origin but no two are alike per haps with the exception of identical twins and even that is open to question. This is because each individual is unique, governed by karmic software, impressions of our past lives. If one is successful, the other is a failure; if one is beautiful, the other is unattractive; if one is wealthy , the other is poor and if one is healthy , the other is not, and so on.Our karma is cumulatively stored samaskaras of past actions and reactions.These actions and reactions are causal and their effects are both positive and negative. For example, if love and compassion are stored up as an impression on our psyche, the impression in turn affects our future behaviour leading to new lasting impressions being formed. It leads to creation of peace, happiness and bliss which in turn leads to freedom from karmic bondage. But if negative thoughts are stored up, they have the opposite last ing impression reccurring in our future lives and unless resolved, restrict us from experiencing real freedom, happiness and entangle us in karmic bondage.
The question here is, what is the purpose of our existence? Well, the viewpoints may differ from one religion to another, and from one philosophy to another but the value of the question may coincide with the popular worldview to realise one's potential and ideal, to seek wisdom and knowledge, to do well, to do the right thing; to love, feel and enjoy the act of living and finally merge with God.
Therefore, human life is to work through personal karma and experience innate happiness, peace and bliss in state of being create a new reality of deeper fulfilment and abundance in life by altering a bad karmic cycle. The journey entails learning to be a witness to our own mental and emotional patterns, our dominant beliefs and our recurring and conditioned responses. What makes us think negative and how often? What beliefs do we have that makes us feel that way? We need to take personal responsibility for our situation rather than blame our circumstances, partner or colleague; focus our attention on our own conditioned thoughts, beliefs and actions.
According to some scientists, chang ing bad thoughts, beliefs and actions may be as `simple' as changing health by doing rigorous exercises. Genes can be activated and deactivated by signals from the environment. The consciousness of the cell is inside the cell's membrane. Each and every cell in our bodies has a consciousness. Genes change their expression depending on what is happening outside our cells and even outside our bodies.
Therefore, bad karmic makeup can be modified with determined and persistent effort if we make the effort to cul tivate strength to overcome our undesirable tendencies. Cause and effect is synonymous with good or bad tendencies that evolve out of impulses and we need to watch the impulses as these arise and flood the mind. They have a life of their own but we do not have to be ruled by them. This process actually burns up destructive impulses in the fire of concentration. Changing the bad into good is not something to be postponed for the next life; it is to be designed for the present. The gifted ability to do that is what makes us so precious compared to other life forms.
Good thoughts, beliefs and actions can change bad karma and if we have the power to heal ourselves, increase our feelings of self-worth and improve our emotional state, we can never succumb to negative karma.
The question here is, what is the purpose of our existence? Well, the viewpoints may differ from one religion to another, and from one philosophy to another but the value of the question may coincide with the popular worldview to realise one's potential and ideal, to seek wisdom and knowledge, to do well, to do the right thing; to love, feel and enjoy the act of living and finally merge with God.
Therefore, human life is to work through personal karma and experience innate happiness, peace and bliss in state of being create a new reality of deeper fulfilment and abundance in life by altering a bad karmic cycle. The journey entails learning to be a witness to our own mental and emotional patterns, our dominant beliefs and our recurring and conditioned responses. What makes us think negative and how often? What beliefs do we have that makes us feel that way? We need to take personal responsibility for our situation rather than blame our circumstances, partner or colleague; focus our attention on our own conditioned thoughts, beliefs and actions.
According to some scientists, chang ing bad thoughts, beliefs and actions may be as `simple' as changing health by doing rigorous exercises. Genes can be activated and deactivated by signals from the environment. The consciousness of the cell is inside the cell's membrane. Each and every cell in our bodies has a consciousness. Genes change their expression depending on what is happening outside our cells and even outside our bodies.
Therefore, bad karmic makeup can be modified with determined and persistent effort if we make the effort to cul tivate strength to overcome our undesirable tendencies. Cause and effect is synonymous with good or bad tendencies that evolve out of impulses and we need to watch the impulses as these arise and flood the mind. They have a life of their own but we do not have to be ruled by them. This process actually burns up destructive impulses in the fire of concentration. Changing the bad into good is not something to be postponed for the next life; it is to be designed for the present. The gifted ability to do that is what makes us so precious compared to other life forms.
Good thoughts, beliefs and actions can change bad karma and if we have the power to heal ourselves, increase our feelings of self-worth and improve our emotional state, we can never succumb to negative karma.
