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Karma
Posted on: June 10, 2009
Most people have heard of Karma but have little understanding of what that means.
So what does it mean?
As I am sure a lot of you know Karma means ‘action’.
That is the literal translation of the word. For every action there is another action.
This is the Law of Cause and Effect that Karma is all about, and is what we mean when we say the word karma most of the time.
Karma is pretty much the Law of Cause and Effect.
Every action or thought we do or have has an effect.
This is inescapable.
The Law of Cause and Effect is Absolute and is working in just about everything we do.
In fact everything that we have happen to us is a result of our Karma.
We either have Good karma or bad karma.
What would you rather happen to you?
Good or bad.
All sane people only want Good to happen to them.
We live in an intelligent Creation.
God’s Law is Absolute.
He knows just exactly what you are doing and why.
So you can’t cheat.
In case you’re wondering karma is also in the Bible.
It states “As you sow, so must you reap.”
This is stating the Law of Karma.
If you do bad things they will come back to haunt you, but there is a way of nullifying or avoiding the ‘negative’ effects of karma.
This is through Love.
Karma also explains why bad things happen to ‘good’ people.
They are not really good at all and are just reaping what they have sowed in this or previous lifetimes.
The Big Rocks of Life
Posted on: June 1, 2009
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, “Okay, time for a quiz?”, and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him.
He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?”.
Everyone in the class yelled, Yes! The time management expert replied, “Really?”. He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.
He then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?” By this time the class was on to him. “Probably not”, one of them answered. Good! he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.
Once more he asked the question, “Is this jar full?” “No!” the class shouted. Once again he said, Good! Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.
He looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?” One eager student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”.
“No”, the speaker replied, that’s not the point. “The truth is, this illustration teaches us that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all.”
“What are the ‘big rocks’ in your life, time with your loved ones, your faith, your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others. Remember to put these ‘big rocks’ in first or you’ll never get them in at all.”
So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question – What are the ‘big rocks’ in my life Then, put those in your jar first.
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