Tuesday - Law of Karma or Cause and Effect

Photography by William Walther
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“Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind… what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.” ~ Deepak Chopra
 
Tuesday is the day that I focus on taking responsibility for my actions.  This is known as the Law of Responsibility – even if our choices are not conscious.  On this day I realize that my actions have consequences, so I pay attention to what I eat, what I think, what I say, what I do, and what I don’t do. I accept responsibility for my actions. I understand that actions have consequences. So I have an awareness of what I am doing. The best way to maximize the Law of Karma is to become consciously aware of the choices we make in every moment. We make so many more choices each day than we realize - we just need to pay attention.
 
In the book, Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra gives the example that if he insulted you, you could be offended and if he complimented you, you could be flattered.  But each of those is a choice.  The ego is involved. You want to get to a place where you are not dependent on what others think for your sense of self.   He tells us that if someone insults us, it is usually more about them than us.  So, on Tuesdays I really pay attention to my ego and not let it run the show and have anything to do with my sense of self.  And the great thing is that after practicing this on Tuesdays for so long, it has transferred to other days of the week as well. 
 
Any challenging situation gives you two choices. You can see the situation as a problem and waste your life complaining about it, or you can recognize that it happened and ask, “How can I learn and grow from this?” If you see something as a problem, you can get drawn into lower energy, which recreates the same Karmic energy, and you make no progress. If we look at every situation as a problem and ask, “why is this happening to poor me? Then we have released the karma, but we are just recreating that karma over and over again and we are not making any progress. I have learned that the same thing keeps happening  over and over until I learn the lesson. Again, after practicing this for years, when ever something I would, in the past, have typically labeled as “bad” happens, I stop and ask “what am I supposed to learn from this?” and proceed.
 
The mantra for the Law of Karma is “Om Kriyam Namaha” which translates to “ My actions are aligned with cosmic law.” The affirmations for success are:

• I witness my choices
• I consider the consequences of my choices
• I feel my body

 
On Tuesdays I make conscious choices – I look at the consequences and see how it will impact me and the other people involved.
 
Do you make conscious choices?
 
Do you take responsibility for your actions?
 
How do you deal with challenging situations?