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Karma in the Bhagavad Gita

Vijay Kumar commented on my post about karma and free will with the remark that the Bhagavad Gita has something to say about the topic. He stresses the freedom of the Soul, or Atma, and it’s joy in finding itself in life, doing something.
He has a point, but how does that relate to freedom of [...]

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Free will, karma and reincarnation

It’s an often asked question: how much free will do we have, if karma rules our lives?
I usually answer: Karma rules our circumstances, our potential, our habits. Karma does not rule what we do with all that today. What we do today: thoughts, emotions, insights, words and deeds creates new karma.
Let’s back up a [...]

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The karma of disease and health

The relationship between karma and disease is a controversial one. There is the common sense view that since disease is unwelcome, it ‘must be’ bad karma. On the other hand there is a long tradition of theosophical thought saying that bad karma doesn’t exist. I was reading up on a related topic this summer and [...]

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Work as those who are ambitious…

Work as those work who are ambitious. Respect life as those do who desire it.
Be happy as those are who live for happiness.
Mabel Collins, Light on the path, part 1 (4)
This quote must be a bit puzzling for those who think ambition itself is a spiritual virtue. Light on the Path is one of the [...]

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Spirituality fun? Think again! Spirituality as a hard road

Two of my spiritual friends commented recently that there is a general misconception that spirituality is fun. I’ve previously posted that spirituality CAN be fun. I stand by that, but they have a point.
Spiritual transformation is, on the whole, neither easy nor fun. As one friend said (I’m keeping her anonymous for obvious reasons):
If I’d [...]

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The origin of evil – the great mystery

I asked you, my readers, yesterday why some people insist that the universe is morally neutral. The question means in normal words: why do people believe that evil is as inherent in the universe as good is?
I let my own thoughts on the matter be for the moment, but this post may just be the [...]

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A question about (Group) karma: below average intellect?

I hope you can throw light on the following matter in connection with the karmic effects.
A relative has been born with a below-average intellect; he takes time to respond to questions or join in on social conversations. He also has a very poor memory, cannot recall events, forgets what he went to another room [...]

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Karma and Time

Comments on my posts about group karma have made it clear that not all of my readers are aware of the basics of the doctrine of karma.
The law of karma (a law of nature just like the law of physics) basicly states that all action will have consequences for the person acting. In everyday life [...]

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Karma and Harmony

Group Karma is but the specific working out of a more general aspect of karma that gets ignored or forgotten too easily. In the words of H.P. Blavatsky:
Nor would the ways of Karma be inscrutable were men to work in union and harmony, instead of disunion and strife.
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Group Karma and Barack Obama

Yes, I’m talking about a black president being elected, the economic downturn and even the war in Iraq.
Karma is usually explained from an individual perspective. It’s mainly about personal responsibility. Karma is both a message of: make sure you act right! and a call for justice in general. From the passive perspective karma is also [...]

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