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is Karma? This
world of relativity was born out of the Transcendent. Modern physicists
look at that as the Big Bang theory.
Really, the Big Bang theory is going on perpetually. In the final
analysis, the only thing that exists is the unified field. Nowadays,
many modern physicists are starting to recognize the unified field
is a field of pure consciousness.
When
consciousness became conscious of itself, it perceived itself
as other. In that moment, duality was born. Consciousness became
aware of that duality, a third thing was born, and it cascaded
out into a structure. That structure is called, “the quantum
mechanical realm,” from the perspective of modern physics,
and “the Veda,” from the perspective of the ancient
seers. That structure is alluring. It is dazzling. It is a-mazing.
It interacts with itself. We see patterns in it and we can even
lose our sense of self to those patterns, to those structures—it
bubbles.
The
tendency for that structure to move, the power of its motion,
the power of its allure, is called, “shakti.” Shakti
is there because of the force of maya. Maya is the illusion there
is such a thing as “other.” They would say Shiva is
the Transcendent itself and shakti is the power of the Transcendent
to manifest. It is like the male and female principles.
We
become lost to the dazzle to the point we lose the sense of wholeness.
When the dazzle becomes so alluring that our appreciation of the
wholeness value becomes fragmented, simplified, and undermined,
then actions cease to be in accord with that wholeness, the totality
of harmony. When this happens, karma is created, distortion, action.
Karma is action. So, when we think of karma, we are really thinking
of the fruits of action, the result of action: our negative karma
or our good karma. Nevertheless, they are the fruits of action.
Action takes place in relativity largely by virtue of the dazzle
and the allure of the illusion.
When
we meditate, we re-enliven that wholeness value in our awareness.
It permeates up through our being, and any distortions are then
purified out and thrown off. So, our actions become more in harmony
with the wholeness value, or they say, in harmony with natural
law.
From
within the dynamic of relativity, it is tough to find your way
out of the maze. We see all kinds of patterns, all kinds of rationales,
all kinds of rationale-izations. And they can be consistent with
some facets of nature. They are all realities. There are an infinite
number of simultaneously valid realities.
As
a species, the way we try to evolve is we attempt to find a reality
we can align with that will answer our questions or make life
better. We do it in the arena of personal development; psychology;
science, physics, and engineering; but it is all fragmented. It
comes from the amazement of some facet or quality of the maze.
However, it is not in context. We have lost sight of the wholeness
value.
Even
though we can make advancements with that reality, it further
fragments us. It keeps us fragmented. But it is an echo of that
wholeness value. There is truth to it. It is a reality. So we
go in that direction. It is self-justifying because it is a truth,
it is a reality, and we dedicate ourselves to it. We can make
certain advancements. We create electric lights or we do personal
process techniques that seem to improve our life in some way,
shape, or form, but really it is another dangling carrot. It is
another mirage. It is another cog in the Wheel of Karma that goes
from identity to identity to identity to identity. Do you see
how tricky it is? It is very tricky.
Meditation
is where you rest into the wholeness value so that value can permeate
up through your life and free you. That is why they call it spiritual
liberation. It is really more about liberation than grabbing onto
anything or attaining anything. It is liberating your being from
those identities, even those things you thought were truth, those
things you worked so hard to learn.
At
some point, you realize truth is not a concretion. It is not something
you can hang onto. It is not a notion; it is not a belief system;
it is not an identity. It is no-thing-ness. Pure is-ness. Pure
consciousness. The abstraction that dwells at the depth of your
being. That is God. That is divine. But it can’t be grabbed
onto. If you try to grab onto it, it slips through your fingers.
To name it is to compromise it. It is beyond thing-ness…
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