The Law of Karma Infallible justice Vrindas Vedic

The Law of Karma Infallible justice Vrinda’s Vedic Light Production Imlitala An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

We all suffer and enjoy u This is due to our past activities u Things we’ve done in our past lives or in this life u No one can escape from the responsibility for their past actions. Karma serves as the reaction to our actions An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

What is the original cause of this? God, out of his love for us, gave us a portion of his own freedom—the free will to choose our own destiny u We can aspire to go to the heavenly planets or to become rulers and enjoyers of this planet u Some people prefer to become a big fish in a small pond. They do not want to be loving servants of God in the big pond. u An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

This free will can be used to open the door to the spiritual world They choose to enjoy this world by becoming proprietors and controllers u They become influenced by their false egos and try to claim a supreme independent position u They are actually envious of God u They do not want to be accountable to anyone u This creates the material duality we all suffer from, now, life after life u An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

We can apply for amnesty from our karmic reactions In order to do so we have to ask to be forgiven from our past mistakes u We have to take shelter of the holy names of God, trying to become His pure devotee u This means that we have to fight against our own mind and false ego by accepting a spiritual authority above ourselves u An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

You pay for the mistakes you made with your own body… …in the same way you enjoy what you've earned by your own piety u The goal of human life is selfrealization u We can only achieve that goal if we are ready to control our activities in accordance with the sweet will of God u If we find a spiritual master and accept him as the captain of the ship of our body, we can cross over the dangerous ocean of material ignorance, lust and envy An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth u

Become part of the solution. Stop causing the problem u You can do so and overcome the stringent law of karma by surrendering your life to the Lord of the creation u By doing so, God will receive you with His utmost kindness u Many sages in the past have taught and practiced this secret of life with wonderful results An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

The boomerang of exploitation: As you plant so shall you reap u He who kills by the sword will die by the sword u Slaughtering animals for food, pleasure or experiments without total necessity, is very sinful and brings terrible karma u “As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields. ” Leo Tolstoy u Do unto others as you wish them to An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth u

Animals are our smaller brothers u The law of karma and transmigration of the soul is confirmed by the authoritative scriptures: The soul can move from the animal body to the human body and vice-versa u Inflicting unnecessary pain on others will always bring bad karma to us An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Karma = work. Work is divided into different categories Vikarma Karma Akarma or Kanda Naiskarmya Sinful Pious Transcenden activities to tal activities which drag counteract a without bad past to karmic you down elevate us reactions Lower birth, Higher Liberation or planets or hellish return to the conditions exalted birth spiritual for an eye- a tooth for a tooth on. An eye this planet

You can ignore this invitation to find God and you can keep serving Illusion -Mayau. As we know, all plans made in this world are checked by the time factor u. At the moment of death all activities of our life are evaluated and Lord Yamaraj chooses the appropriate destiny for our next birth u. If we realize our responsibility and accountability we simply have to act in such a way that we will not hurt anyone An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

There are many other popular activities which result in terrible karma Selling & taking intoxicatio n Suicide, watching other people suffer To abandon children, cheating, misusing Gambling Eating meat. Illicit sex life Corruptio Avoidable Poisoning Misguidin n, verbal the g environ- others exploiting and An eye for an eyea tooth for a tooth physical ment

From sweet to sour or from sour to sweet. Purification versus sense gratification u First you enjoy, but later you suffer u This is the material mentality that ignores the eternal welfare of all u In spiritual life you learn to control the senses. It is a little bit hard in the beginning, but the higher taste quickly awakens and fills your life with joy and An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth purity

Never doubt in the good intentions of our Creator Justice is human u Forgiving is divine u Karma is not a thoughtless cruel creation u Karma is the love to teach us, to correct us, to give us another chance, again and again u Karma is the loving correction of a concerned father. Please do not u An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Wherever you look you will find the principle of the law of karma u “If the blood stains the cloth, what will it do to your soul!” Guru Nanak If you do good it is for you- if you do bad- it is for you. u u. All u Hindus, Buddhists, early Christians and tribal religions all believe in the law of karma things will come back to you eventually u. Holy Koran An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

There are different types of karmic situations u u The seed of karma u Karma Bija begins with desire Planting this seed, u Kuta-stha by acting on our desires, brings about reactions which are karma u Phalonmukha Some are stored for the future or u Prarabdha karma next life Some are already manifested, wholly or partially An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Good karma or bad karma, karma is karma u It prolongs your material existence u Every action has a corresponding reaction- That is Newton's third law of physics u In all religions this truth is told u Science and common sense tell us the same An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Prema (spiritual love) is the goal If we act in any way contrary to that goal we waste our time and create our own sufferings u Perverted love in the form of lust and sentimentality will drag us deep into MAYA eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth u Act now, before. Anthis u

The Supreme Lord himself gives the following promise: Bhagavad Gita 18. 66 u Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. u Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

As my Guru used to tell: MIND your OWN Business Surrender An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Thank you, Srila Prabhupada u For bringing vedic knowledge to the west u For teaching us to act correctly and take the shelter of Krishna, who alone can save us from our past karmas u Srila Prabhupada, please let us become the instruments of your love An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth

Whatever you do not give awayyou will loose! u Member of the WVA-VVRS An eye for an eye- a tooth for a tooth