The Theory of Karma

I remember when I was 10 years old, I never used to paid attention while brushing my teeth. It seemed an unimportant to me. My mom had a few misshaped front teeth, I don’t know why she decided to extract all her teeth and get a set of artificial ones. She went to the hospital for extractions, one tooth at a time and would come home in a lot of pain. She could not eat properly and suffered great discomfort.  

This process continued for a year. I observed my mom’s struggle and silently prayed for year to pass quickly. After 50 years mom still regrets her decision of removing all her teeth. During that time, I decided that I would always take care of my teeth to avoid going to dentist.

Suddenly I realised that once the teeth are destroyed, they cannot be recovered. Everyone knows this, but it hit me hard. God is not sitting in heaven registering our karmas and deciding the punishment accordingly. If someone earns 100 good points, they go to heaven and if not, to hell. Or God makes us waits for 20 years, or the next life, to teach us a lesson.

If I hit a dog, it will bite me. If I don’t clean my house, it will remain dirty. What God has to do with it? What is hell, then? 

A bad feeling inside. Nagging thoughts does not leave us alone, there is no peace of mind, what could be other hell than that.

God is more scientifically advanced than we can imagine. It is as if He has installed a CCTV camera in all living beings (consciousness) – where everything is recorded, whether we know it or not. A quiet observation has a strong effect on us. 

Through meditation, we can access this internal camera. It has many other functions, like :- 

1. Opening our hidden files, greed, fear, anger, restlessness and more.
2. It gives us the strength to watch and tolerate ourselves.
3. It provides us knowledge to keep our body and mind healthy. 
4. After a long painful process, silence burns the past so that it does not hurt in the same way. This process might take a week, or years. 
5. It registers our overall growth and guides us to higher consciousness.
6. We gain clarity to make better choices in every aspect of life.

One day in meditation, I had a beautiful experience. Two things were happening simultaneously – thoughts were running inside my head along with the silence. It was like two rivers flowing parallel, freely and peacefully, without disturbing and interfering with each other. And I observed both. The experience made me so peaceful and happy throughout the day. I learnt that thoughts are not the problem, rather, constantly observing them brings more silence and peace.