How to change your Karmic destiny
Most of the people are influenced and enchanted by the worldly pleasures and they aim at satisfying their senses. As such all of man’s focus is centered on satisfying the five senses like sound, touch, sight, smell and taste through the sense organs like ear, skin, eye, nose and tongue which are again manifestation of the five aspects of nature like sky, wind, fire, water and earth. Man’s efforts to satisfy all these senses further give rise to new desires. The more he tries to satisfy his worldly pleasures, the more his desires keep increasing.
This is the reason why our ancient seers have cautioned man time and again to rise above the tendency to be immersed in worldly pleasures. But man being tied in pleasures would take such advice lightly and think – these pieces of advice are for others, not for me. But, remember. Whatever our seers have advised, they have been for the welfare of mankind only.
To be true I should pay attention to such advice in such a way as if it is meant for me only. Because such advice is for all human and I am also a human so this is for me first of all. If we think like this, this would do us good. Whatever pain or suffering other creatures go through because of their Karma, there is no way out of it. But our Maker has given a man great opportunity so that he gets rid of the fruits of his misdeeds in previous births by undergoing penance. He can achieve Salvation also easily.
Wherever we live, we keep that place neat and clean. But the soul which resides in the human body, we pollute that body with our evil thoughts and the garbage of despair. As a result we are filled with negative attitude and a large chunk of our hard-earned money is spent on medicines and doctors. It is said spending give rise to loan-taking; similarly illness give rise to pain and suffering. People try in their own ways to get rid of this pain. But relief from one pain leads to another pain taking hold. This is true to not one but almost all people.
In reality it is almost impossible to find one happy man in this world. If we meet a happy one, we realize that he is not really happy when we get close to him. If we peep into the heart of the richest men, we will find they are even worse than the poorest men. Someone is unhappy because of lack of wealth, someone else unhappy because of his inability to enjoy wealth Inspite of having it. Everyone is unhappy. People are unhappy because of some reason or the other. There is sorrow everywhere in the world.
Every second person is unhappy because of many illness like mental stress, anger, irritation, jealousy, worry, sleeplessness, addiction to drugs, inferiority complex, pride, dissatisfaction, fear anxiety, heart ailment, blood-pressure, diabetes etc. these lead to the growth of negative feeling / thinking in man day by day and the disappearance of positive thinking. As a result we find life to be a burden and we tend to run away from life in despair.
We keep on learning something or the other throughout our life. There is always an urge to learn music, arts or enhance knowledge etc in us. But truly speaking are we able to learn the true art of living?, Probably not. Inspite of this, everybody wants a happy life and a disease free body. But how – that is the main question. Our Shastras in religion and Yoga tell us about the ways of getting rid of sufferings. But most of us keep away these Shastras considering them to be displayed through begging alms. Let me remind you once again that human life is a matter of great fortune and that is why we are privileged to Karma. Destiny is also decided by the Karma of our previous lives. We should make the best use of our Karmic rights. Penance is also a part of Karma in action. This is also known as cleansing of Karmic destiny.
Everyone in this world wants happiness. No body wants pain. Still man has to taste both from time to time. But these are received according to one’s Karma. Vice leads to pain and virtue to happiness. Devotion to God gives you conscience to do penance for your misdeeds. This widens the path towards the purification of past Karmas. If you have wealth, start distributing it among the needy. If you are suffering from an incurable disease, start taking care of the ill in hospitals. If you want recognition and fame, give respect to the subordinates. This will yield respect and a disease-free life. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If you devote yourself selflessly to the needs of the needy, you will surely be blessed. If you need love, love others. Embrace the ignored and the homeless. As a result you will receive fame and recognition. Everyone receives the fruits of one’s good or bad actions. This is an eternal law. Devotion to God yields results which are sweet and eternal. If you adopt yogic practices, you will develop such natural strength that you will be able to find a way to physical, spiritual happiness and well-being. This will inspire you to help others also on the path to well-being. |
