Karma Revised - Part I
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Karma is a universal law encapsulated in the statement “as you sow so shall you reap”. It can be found in almost every holy book, often referred to as the Law of Cause and Effect, or the Law of Karma. Newton discovered that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, which Albert Einstein confirmed.
It is also important to remind oneself that this principle affects every area of my life. Karma literally means action. At every moment we are presented with a choice – to choose good over evil, to be kind or rude, to move slow or fast, to make things simple or complicated and so on. And depending on what action we take, we receive the return of that. It’s that simple! Do good and you get something good in return. Give love and you are showered with love.
Don't Just Expect, Reflect
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- Published on Saturday, 19 November 2011 18:32
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We live in an imperfect world and yet expect our relationships to be perfect! We want people; friends, family, cousins, colleagues, bus drivers, traffic attendants, almost everyone, to be flawless – but it’s a tall order to ask for, isn’t it? And we conveniently forget that we ourselves are not perfect. Overcoming our ego and accepting others ‘warts and all’ or as they are, is a very big part of living in harmony. Trying to change others is not.
We anticipate that when we agree to do something with someone, it should happen like clockwork. Well not always. Hope for the best but expect to be ready to change gear at any moment. The less we demand of others, the more friction-free and happier our relationships will become.
People are intuitive and can pick up when we are trying to change them, control them, or fix them! We love people, but at the same time, we love molding them as if clay and believe that perhaps a slight comment here, a remark there and a jerk in jest, will put them into ‘shape’. Anyone sensing that you are out to change them will resist and most likely run in the opposite direction.
Honesty is the Best Policy
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If a picture paints a thousand words then the camera paints volumes! With the increased use of mobile phone cameras people everywhere are maximizing their liberties and taking footage of the latest alarming war crimes, or documenting teacher-student conflicts in schools, or recording unsanitary mobile food vendors and their concealed, repulsive habits. With evidence in hand, everyone from government officials to street hawkers are being asked to be more responsible and accountable.
Some people wonder if values matter anymore since certain individuals seem to be ascending the rungs of fame and swiftly crossing wealth brackets despite their lack of morals and ethics. But isn’t it only a question of time ‘before one gets caught in the act’; if not by the judicial system or the media, then surely by the moral expectations of fellow citizens. Losing the trust, approval and esteem of fellow friends and customers, has to be the harshest sentence one can experience.
The Stephen Covey Foundation surveyed 54,000 people and asked them to identify the essential quality of a leader; integrity was by far the number one response! Since humans have the ability to choose, they have a greater responsibility toward the world.