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THE HOLIEST
Readings
(The Koran)
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Tablet Seven
KARMA
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<1>Karma means action. For any action there is a reaction in this universe.
This Law is true in the spiritual world also. Any action will create
a record (reaction) on the
Soul and universe. The
record or reaction (experience) which will remain on the Soul is
called samskara. These samskaras are what
Prophets call the
letter of each person's deeds. <2>Through
meditation, repentance, prayer, fasting,
purification, progress, etc., and by His
Grace, a person lightens and burns these
samskaras and becomes more
Divine.
<3>However, when these records of reactions of
actions remain on the universal level, they are called the
Akashic Records.
When a person becomes pure enough and tunes himself with the
Universal Mind,
he can receive these records as revelations and also understand the
Universal Laws (Daharmas).
<4>Although
karma
is used as a general term, we can recognize five categories of
actions (karmas):
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1- Those actions that man should do, such
as honoring the parents, progressing physically, mentally,
and spiritually, etc.
2- Those actions man
should do but are not mandatory, such as, it is better to
clean the place you leave behind, say "good-morning" to the
people in the morning, etc.
3- Those actions which
it does not matter if they are done or not. They do not
create good vibrations or feelings, or bad ones.
4- Those actions which
are better not to be done. These are usually the opposite
actions of the second category. For example, it is better
not to leave the place you have been unclean, etc.
5- Those actions which
should not be done, such as, you should not commit adultery,
should not kill for selfishness (murder), etc.
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<5>Karma
(action) has a direct relationship with
Daharma
(Laws of the universe). The action (karma)
should be according to the Laws of the universe (Daharma).
Otherwise, it will create bad reactions (samskaras)
and bind the
Soul (tama
guna crudifies the consciousness, "sin"). |
Surah The Cow (Al-Baqarah)
Each person is responsible for his own actions:
| Those are the people that have passed away;
theirs is what they earned (by their actions) and yours is what
you earn (by yours). You are not responsible for what they did.
(134) |
Surah The
Children of
Israel (Bani Israil)
Everyone's action We have fastened firmly to
his neck, and We shall bring before him, on the Day of Judgment,
a book wide open and he will be told: Read your record, you are
sufficient to judge yourself. (13) |
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<6>That book is the reaction of your actions over
your Soul, which is the same as
samskaras.
Karma is the action, and
samskara is the effect of the reaction (experience) of your action
over your Soul. These reactions are
like a necklace over the
Soul. <7>In the Day of
Judgment or spiritual birth, a person will know what these reactions
are. Like an open book, he will know how he is being rewarded or
made to suffer for what he has done (he gains the lessons).
<8>However, some suffering or reward might not be
because of the Law of Samskaras, but has been inflicted on the person in order to
guide him to the right path or to give him a new experience for his
later use (especially those who are in higher consciousness or
Pure
Consciousness).
<9>So, the human alone is enough to read his
deeds (actions and reactions of these actions over his
Soul) and to judge
himself. <10>That is what a spiritual person does in his
meditation. By
meditating you start to bring these deeds to
light. If they are kept in the
Light, they will be no
more, until you are completely free of all your
sins (samskaras).
That is why most of the time the individual
tribulation starts when a person begins to meditate (to receive
initiation).
<11>It
is only through following the instructions of the
Guru (spirit
within and without) that the
Grace can be won
and a person can withstand these reactions. <12>However,
with a zealous repent of
sins (samskaras)
and by not repeating the same mistakes, the reactions will
be taken off the Soul
by His Grace,
because the purpose of all these things is to guide the
human to the path. When a person comes to the path (learns
the lesson), then none of them are needed.
<13>The path is to be surrendered to the Will of
God and try to be(come)
Divine and help others
to be(come) the same (establishing the Kingdom Of Heaven within and
without).
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Surah The Ant (An-Naml)
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He who does a good deed will have a more
worthwhile reward, and the fear will not overcome him that Day
(of Judgment).
And he who does
evil, such will fall
down into the fire on their faces, and will be asked: Are you
rewarded not but for what you did? (89-90)
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Surah The Romans (Ar-Rum)
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Those who disbelieve will bear the
consequences, and those who act righteously make provision for
themselves. (44)
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Surah O Man (Ya-Sin)
| On that Day, no Soul will be wronged; but
each will be recompensed according to what they used to do. (53) |
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Surah The Troops (Az-Zumar)
| But the consequences of their
evil
actions smote them; those who do wrong will be overtaken; they
cannot escape. (51) |
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Surah They Are Expounded (Fusilat)
| He who does good, it is for the good of his
own Soul, and he who does
evil, bears the
burden. Your Lord is not at all unjust to His slaves. (46) |
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Surah Noah (Nuh)
Because of the reaction of their
evil deeds, they received
disasters (Law of
Karma):
| Because of their
sins they were
drowned... (25) |
Surah The Cloaked One (Al-Mudath-thir)
| Every Soul is a pledge to that which he does;... (38) |
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Surah The Rising of the Dead (Al-Qiyamah)
The reaction of the action of each person will be
recorded (samskaras):
| On that day, man is informed of what he had
committed and of what he had neglected. (13) |
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Surah The Overthrowing (At-Takwir)
Awareness of people of the reason for their
sufferings by becoming familiar with the Law of
Karma:
| Then every Soul would know what he has
reaped. (14) |
Surah Defrauding (At-Tatfif)
| Are not the disbelievers punished for what
they used to do? (36) |
KNOWING GOD BY THINKING ABOUT
HIS UNIVERSE (CREATION)
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<14>Everyone wants to see
God to be certain of His
Existence. But few can see Him everywhere. Even those who see Him
(His Hands in creation) or are sure of His Presence or have some
relationship with Him cannot describe Him for others.
<15>So how can a person realize
God and be sure He does
really exist? One way to do this is by thinking about the universe,
the perfection of this world, the perfection of the human body, and
all the beautiful things everywhere. <16>Only by this realization of
how perfectly all things have been created can a man see the hand of
God all around. Then he
will never be alone or helpless, because he knows <17>the force that
guides the universe guides him also.
<18>So contemplating the universe, studying
scientific truths about it, and seeing its incredible perfection, is
a must for any aspirant. Even thinking about the perfection of the
human body is like thinking about the whole universe, because each
man is a universe himself. <19>Also realizing the hand of
God in past history and
present events will greatly increase the faith, especially the
prophecies foretold in the Bible, which were revealed
thousands of years ago to show what has happened in the past and
what He will do in the future, and how He has fulfilled them.
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Surah The Family Of Imran (Ali'Imran)
| Remember God, standing, sitting, lying on the sides and contemplating
the creation of the heavens and the earth, which makes them to
humbly utter: O Lord, you have not created this in vain [without
purpose], Holy You
are; preserve us from the torment of the Fire. (191) |
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<20>Contemplate the universe. Think about the
perfection of this creation. Then you will know that it could not be
by chance. Only those who have narrow knowledge and a crude
mind would think that this universe has no Creator.
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Surah Cattle (Al-An'am)
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We are One who send down
water
from the heaven; We bring forth all kinds of growth there from
out of vegetables. We make thick-clustered grain, and from the
date palm, from its pollen, we bring forth suspended bunches. We
make gardens of grapes, and the olive and pomegranate, some
alike and some unlike. Watch the fruit of all kinds of trees,
when they bear fruits and how it ripens, for those who believe
there are signs in this. (100)
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Surah The Romans (Ar-Rum)
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Observe, therefore, the signs of
God's mercy
(everywhere) how he quickens the earth after its death... (50)
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<21>>He created the
whole universe to help
unit
consciousnesses come from the unaware state to aware
consciousness, and He is helping them to eventually reach
Pure
Consciousness. So that is one way to understand
God's mercy and
compassion in His Actions and creation, by His Prints in the
universe. <22>In fact, these prints are the
results of His Actions. That is exactly the same for people. You
know them by their actions. You know
God
by His creation.
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