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Musings on Meditation and Art

Tuesday - Law of Karma or Cause and Effect

1/17/2017

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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?


4 Comments
Angie Julien
1/17/2017 05:49:22 pm

This message is important to me today, and the timing is perfect. I have been pondering reactions of others when I need to give thoughtful considertion to my own reactions. Today I choose to be happy and confident. Thank you for the reminder.

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Peggy
1/17/2017 06:13:00 pm

Angie,
Thank you for sharing - you are a role model for being confident and happy. This is why I love practicing these Laws each week. On Tuesday's get a reminder that I need to let go of the reactions of others. I am only responsible for myself. And after practicing them for so long, I remember them on the other days of the week when a comment could push one of my triggers.

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Emily
1/20/2017 09:44:40 am

In my search for Joy, I consider the Law of Karma or, what I have set in my mind as the "conservation of energy" principle and am trying to tie it into how I set my intentions. If there is a fixed "energy" in the world, I need to key into and pass forward the positive. Perhaps in doing so, some of the negative can be changed for the good.
I met a woman who greets the day with, “What else good is going to happen today?” With those words, she is setting an intention and opening herself up to receiving wonderful things. She is keying her eye and mind to notice the positive things and beauty that will emerge and staying alert for them. I love this because it is a clear intention that is two-way and proactive in receiving good and making it happen.
As I have read in James Baraz, a single scary encounter with a dog will over power a thousand positive interactions because the mind velcro to the bad. It is a vestige of survival instinct that primes us to look for bad news. Living that way, sets us up to go through life doing and seeing the things that confirm our worst fears, just in case it is a survival threat. Carrying around a brain that is primed to see the bad is heavy and as those thoughts get confirmed, that negative energy is strengthened and grows. May it be that the converse can be true! If I learn to and focus upon being primed for the good, my vision of the world will be brightened and perhaps some of that light can be felt by those with whom I come in contact. It really does take relaxing the bracing flinch I maintain protecting my ego, a guarded attitude that prevents injury and, even if I don’t realize it, places me in a type of defensive state. My defenses don’t prevent injury to ego, just make me less open and then perhaps even more wounded when my ego is threatened or harmed. It is just way too much work! It makes me want to move onto Wednesday and get to the Law of Least Effort!

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Peggy
1/21/2017 03:46:16 pm

Emily,
Thank you for sharing so deeply your personal experiences and wisdom and the wisdom of others. You are so right about the survival instinct in us that remembers the bad, which is why it is so important to do as you do and set the intention to look for the good in the day and to be open for all of the good that can come.

You are also so right that putting up your defenses doesn't prevent injury to you or your ego and you might miss the incredible infinite potential that is available to you if you are open and willing. And yes, this day leads perfectly for the Law of Least Effort!

You Rock!

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