Karma Architect of Fate
Karma is about energy. It’s the flow of energy to and away from you. It’s a belief in Buddhism that karma is the result of your own past actions and your own present actions. You are responsible for your own happiness and misery and the architect of your own fate. In this philosophy, everything in your personal life begins and ends with you.
Do you understand that everything you do and say comes back to you? The ebb and flow of karma is that every action creates a reaction.
It’s like bowling: We grab the ball (we think a thought), we hurl the ball down the lane (we take action on the thought), and the ball hits the pins and knocks them down (our thoughts create a brilliant idea, and they manifest).
Throwing the ball down the lane is metaphorically like throwing out a thought or idea; it will eventually create a ding in our energy fields. That energy will return to us in some way. Like the bowling ball returning up the chute.
For example, if you want to take a course or buy a car and find out the price and your initial reaction is it’s “too expensive,” what you have done is create the same thing for you. The karma now set up is for someone to say the same to you. Every action creates a reaction. Another example, you’re drawn to only free services. You now set up this same reaction for someone to take advantage of you. This is especially potent if you are a freelancer or practitioner and charge for your services.
Good Karma vs Bad Karma
If you are on a spiritual path, you’ve heard of karma before today. It comes from Sanskrit and means action, word, or deed. Eastern philosophies believe karma is the result of past actions. The Hindus believe that if one lives a happy life, they create “a happy life.” Who doesn’t want that?
Thoughts and actions are made of energy. Eventually, the action of past thoughts and how you respond comes back to you. The belief is, “What you do today affects future days and lives.”
I know for myself, I’ve heard karma used in many spiritual traditions. For example, I’ve heard, “You have karma with that man.” This sounds mysterious and intriguing, to be honest. However, it’s not usually beneficial karma, or that’s not what’s implied. I want to get rid of something or disconnect from him. Rarely do we think karma is good when used in this context.
Good vs Bad
The truth is, you want karma because, without it, life is boring. It allows for growth in experiences. Karma isn’t good or bad unless that’s how you view your own life. But do you truly understand what it means? I don’t think so. If you did, you would never say a bad thing about another person or to yourself again.
Let me explain how karma works. Here’s a perfect example: There’s a course or retreat you want to take, but when you find out the price, your first reaction is, “It’s too expensive.” Or say, “I can’t go,” but you want to go. These few words have set up energy for someone else to do the same to you. If you sell anything, you have set up in your energy fields, “It’s too expensive,” or “I can’t.” Now someone comes to your products and says, “I’d love it, but I can’t, it’s too expensive.”
Three Misconceptions
Misconception #1: Lousy energy doesn’t come out of thin air and suddenly rain over you. It’s manufactured by what you think and do. So the only way you can experience “bad” or “negative” energy is if you create it.
Misconception #2: Dissolving or getting rid of karma is the answer. No, you can’t get rid of karma unless you sit still for the rest of your life and don’t think or act on anything.
Misconception #3: Transforming karma is the key to happiness. Nope, transforming what you think and do in life is the key to happiness. Karma is the byproduct of living life. If you continuously say, “I can’t,” then you’ll create a stuck experience. If you look at life as an opportunity for happiness and success, then the karma back to you will be happiness and success.
It’s the easiest way to create a life of ease and flowing opportunities to help others. Offer assistance to everyone, and the aid will “flow” back to you. Whatever you do for someone else, you are doing for yourself. I look for opportunities to help anyone. Why? Because I want strangers to help me in my time of need.
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