November 4, 2000

Karma vs. Luck

(by Karmayogi)

• Our belief is that Karma cannot be broken.
• But society as it advances each step breaks up what was believed to be karma up to that point.
• Whatever the Truth of karma or not, civilization by its progress, development of science, discovery of technology, organisation, urbanization, etc. has been breaking karma a little step by step.
• In the more affluent countries, as well as in the more affluent sections of the community, karma is less believed in and acted upon.
• In that sense, karma is an ignorance, maybe a superstition.
• Still there are instances where the pre-ordained nature is seen, events are predicted, even as to what a person would eat for a meal.
• Karma is true so long as man accepts it. It is not true when he refuses.
• So far, this is a consideration of karma and how it can be defined.
• The reverse of karma is luck.
• The same arguments can be reversed and we can argue that luck can be created.
• We see the evidence of karma, the creation of luck in a certain measure in the lives of devotees.
• We see that all these come to an end, beyond which the mind refuses to think. Maybe it is again karma in another form.
• Is there a beyond? If so, do we want to reach there? If so, how?
• There is a beyond. We can reach there in the measure we are willing to take effort.
• What is that effort?
• Creation came into existence by Knowledge turning into Ignorance.
• It is up to us to cherish either Ignorance or Knowledge.
• By deciding to give up Ignorance and aspiring for Knowledge, one can rise as high as he chooses.
• Will you make that choice?
• At the moment of choice, there will be a surge of energy.
• That energy can be directed into a force of personality, organised into power and can be made to deliver the results through skill.
• The results will depend upon the values you cherish.
• Truthfulness, self-giving, self-existent Joy are high values.
• These values can give one the Spiritual knowledge of anything, e.g. money.
• That knowledge can be converted into power by expressing your personality in a field of work, e.g. to get the appointment or working in the school.

Thus converted into power, it will reveal as MONEY of the size of your aspiration.

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