Karma....ouch

"We sow our thoughts and reap our actions. We sow our actions and reap our habits. We sow our habits and reap our character. We sow our character, and we reap our destiny. "
Unknown, Source

Karma is probably one of the most misunderstood terms of "Indian" philosophy. You sow what you reap. What you do comes back to you. If you do something bad, then something bad will happen to you. It seems random. It seems unfair...you bring Karma in from other lifetimes. Why should you be responsible for that? Do you remember these lifetimes and is reincarnation even real?

Forgetting all the above, this is what I know to be true about Karma: Karma is about "right choice" and "right action". If you consistently make the right choices that benefit you and others and if you consistently do the right things that benefit you and others, you will transcend Karma. This is not easy to do as not all choices are a slam-dunk. If you don't have the right answer, don't make the choice. Practice patience and wait for a better choice.

What happens when you make the wrong choice? Should you live in fear and dread of the Karmic retribution. Absolutely not. Take responsibility for the choices you have made. Look for the lesson in each choice. Grow. Make a better choice next time around. It's okay to make mistakes. Some of our biggest mistakes are our most powerful learning lessons. It's not okay to make the same mistake over and over again. That is that Karmic wheel in full action and we want to stop that thing from spinning.

Think about a choice you make on a daily basis that is not serving you...sleeping in, skipping breakfast, negative thoughts, the inability to say no, not resting when you are tired, staying in an unhappy relationship or not exercising. Think about how different your life would be if you simply decided to make a different choice. Imagine yourself in one year. Imagine how your life or your physical body would change. Imagine the possibilities.....

That is Karma in action. That is the power of right choice making.

Namaste!