THE LAWS OF KARMA

Follow these laws of Karma to change your

life - Sanskriti

What is Karma?

Karma is the Sanskrit word for action. It is equivalent to

Newton’s law of ‘every action must have a reaction’. When

we think, speak or act we initiate a force that will react

accordingly. This returning force maybe modified, changed

or suspended, but most people will not be able eradicate it.

This law of cause and effect is not punishment, but is wholly

for the sake of education or learning. A person may not

escape the consequences of his actions, but he will suffer

only if he himself has made the conditions ripe for his

suffering. Ignorance of the law is no excuse whether the

laws are man-made or universal. To stop being afraid and to

start being empowered in the worlds of karma and

reincarnation, here is what you need to know about karmic

laws.

1. THE GREAT LAW

“As you sow, so shall you reap”. This is also known as

the “Law of Cause and Effect”.

Whatever we put out in the Universe is what comes back

to us.

If what we want is Happiness, Peace, Love, Friendship…

Then we should BE Happy, Peaceful, Loving and a True Friend.

2. THE LAW OF CREATION

Life doesn’t just HAPPEN, it requires our participation.

We are one with the Universe, both inside and out. –

Whatever surrounds us gives us clues to our inner state.

BE yourself, and surround yourself with what you want

to have present in your Life.

3. THE LAW OF HUMILITY

What you refuse to accept, will continue for you.

If what we see is an enemy, or someone with a

character trait that we find to be negative, then we

ourselves are not focused on a higher level of existence.

4. THE LAW OF GROWTH

“Wherever you go, there you are”.

For us to GROW in Spirit, it is we who must change –

and not the people, places or things around us.

The only given we have in our lives is OURSELVES and

that is the only factor we have control over.

When we change who and what we are within our heart

our life follows suit and changes too. THE

5. LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY

Whenever there is something wrong in my life, there is

something wrong in me.

We mirror what surrounds us – and what surrounds us

mirrors us; this is a Universal Truth.

We must take responsibility what is in our life.

6. THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Even if something we do seems inconsequential, it is
very important that it gets done as everything in the
Universe is connected.
Each step leads to the next step, and so forth and so on.
Someone must do the initial work to get a job done.
Neither the first step nor the last are of greater
significance,
As they were both needed to accomplish the task.
Past-Present-Future they are all connected…

7. THE LAW OF FOCUS
You can not think of two things at the same time.
When our focus is on Spiritual Values, it is impossible
for us to have lower thoughts such as greed or anger.

8. THE LAW OF GIVING AND
HOSPITALITY
If you believe something to be true,then sometime in
your life you will be called upon to demonstrate that
particular truth.
Here is where we put what we CLAIM that we have
learned, into actual PRACTICE.

9. THE LAW OF HERE AND NOW
Looking backward to examine what was, prevents us
from being totally in the HERE AND NOW.
Old thoughts, old patterns of behavior, old dreams…
Prevent us from having new ones.

10. THE LAW OF CHANGE
History repeats itself until we learn the lessons that we
need to change our path.

11. THE LAW OF PATIENCE AND REWARD
All Rewards require initial toil.
Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent
toil.
True joy follows doing what we’re suppose to be doing,
and waiting for the reward to come in on its own time.

12. THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE AND
INSPIRATION
You get back from something whatever YOU have put
into it.
The true value of something is a direct result of the
energy and intent that is put into it.
Every personal contribution is also a contribution to the
Whole.
Lack luster contributions have no impact on the Whole,
nor do they work to diminish it.
Loving contributions bring life to, and inspire, the
Whole.

Indian Democracy In Danger

A Dream Fulfilled .....And Many More Yet To Be Realised.....

1. https://youtu.be/N30sAtz75TM

Javed Akhtar Speaks

A Fight For Journalistic Freedom ;A Fight For Democracy

Harish Khare, Editor of the Tribune, which published the Aadhaar expose:

A few thoughts on January 10, 2019…

I am grateful to for so many friends gathering  this afternoon to a conversation on subject that should be matter of vital concern to all of us.

Rather than feeling outraged, I am inclined to be thankful to the government and its empowered instruments like the UIDAI and the police for slapping a criminal case against The Tribune and my colleague, Ms. Rachna Khaira.

I wish to reiterate – with all the seriousness and as responsibly as possible -- that what Ms. Khaira did was nothing more than perform her duty as a professional journalist.

And, we at The Tribune did nothing more than what any other set of editors in a newspaper would have done.

And, let me confess:

We at The Tribune do not think of ourselves as manning the barricades .

We do not subscribe to Permanent Insurrection.

We are not chasing any Revolution.

We believe in the Constitution and its values; we assiduously seek to provide space to the voices of dissent. 

And, yet, we are sought to be hauled up for doing a spot of honest, legitimate investigative reporting; we are sought to be intimidated for practising  a bit of old fashioned journalism.

And, so, if the arrogant rulers of the day can think of wanting to arrest the reporter and the Tribune editor, which journalist in India  can feel safe and confident in pursuing an honest story?

We need to be thankful to the authorities  for suddenly making the entire media fraternity realize the need for solidarity and strength. 

We need to be thankful to the authorities  for throwing the harsh provisions of the law at us because suddenly it was evident  to one and all ---from the most pro-government  to the most professionally detached media outlets--- that  the sub-inspector can come calling on anyone of us, whatever be the colour of our partisanship.

We need to be thankful to the authorities for reminding us that each one of us has an opportunity every day to stand up to the power; to question the bureaucratic theology ; to dispute the officially-mandated orthodoxy.

We need to be thankful to the authorities for proving once again that the State does not have any monopoly  over competence; that the State depends upon functionaries who are not –and, cannot be—gods; that these functionaries are often inept, inadequate and ill-equipped to be the repositories of our welfare.

We need to be thankful to the authorities for exposing themselves , and their false pretences.

We need to be thankful to the authorities for re-introducing a dash of passion  and energy and anger into the heart of every single Rachna Khaira who is out there  in every single newsroom.

We need to be thankful to the authorities for being so clumsy, so bureaucratic and so haughty ---because responsible journalism never felt as joyful as it does this afternoon.

Thanks.

Rukaiya's Ebike

Bought a monsoon cover for Rukaiya s ebike.

The rainy season is long past and we are into December and another six months at least for the next monsoons to begin. Then why buy it?

Well, it acts as a dust and tiny leaves cover/protector. You know the tiny ones that are like the tamarind leaves (or maybe they actually are). They fall from the trees and  lodge themselves in the  net seat cover, which is hard to clean. But that's not the only reason.

Her earlier brown coloured cover was brutally torn, ripped by some unknown person. The handicapped four wheeled vehicle itself was dragged and moved around on multiple occasions from its parking place. And I did not know who was doing it.

Then last week I happened to see from my kitchen gallery, a ground floor flat occupant of our housing society manhandling it. But before I could react to it or protest I was called by my special needs sister Rukaiya. And then later the exigencies of taking care of her 24x7 did not provide co

nducive opportunity to broach this incident 

However last Friday when I brought Rukaiya back home, I found this manhandler sitting in his parked car.  As I was parking Rukaiyas handicapped ebike he called out to me and told me - I wish you would park the vehicle a little in front...I have difficulty in turning it in reverse. I said if he brought his car into the compound in reverse he would not have to reverse his car. He mumbled about it being not feasible. I then told him that I am at home most of the day and night. If there is a problem he just has to call out to me and I would come down and do the needful.

However I complied with his request and parked  Rukaiyas ebike as to not inconvenience him. After all we live in a co-operative housing society 

I have Co operated with the Society when their technical and parking committee asked us to vacate our parking space since 1978  under our bedroom gallery of our flat  on the first floor  (then it was the sidecar scooter of my doctor brother).  This was during the paving work of the compound.  Despite it being the rainy season and despite the fact that Rukaiyas ebike was an electric, battery operated handicapped vehicle I cooperated. The ebike unsweetened suffered damage during the heavy rains due to water seepage  All in the hope that it was just a matter of days/ weeks.

But the committee had other ideas. Departing from the previous straight line parking against the compound wall they changed it to angular parking against the ground floor flats' windows 

With a triumphant look - we created two extra car parking slots a detailed pdf presentation was made justifying the change.

No thought was given to the difficulty in maneuvering the cars. The angular parking works due to sharing of open space between buildings. It works perfectly in the space between between Society s buildings Nos.3 & 4. It also works in the opens pace between our bldg no. 4 and the other bldg.no.5 because there is no compound wall there.

However, there is a compund wall halfway between the bldg no.2 and 3's open space which prevents sharing of the open space and thus prevents easy manoeuvring of cars parked on both sides. Worthy of note is that bldg. No.2 cars are parked straight one behind the other in linear fashion alongside their side of the compound wall.

Moreover the changed angular system of parking in our side of the compound open space leaves no room for Rukaiyas ebike to be transported to the two wheeler parking area in front of the bldg.

I recall my FB post of some months ago when I found Rukaiyas ebike despite the handle locked turned out from its parking space and the two wheeler of Mr.Rajesh Gandhi parked in its place. Although exigencies of Rukaiyas care prevented me from making a xomplaint I did speak to my advocate friend Mr.Harsh Desai who looked upon it as an offence under many criminal and civil laws including The Persons With Disabilities Act.

Incidentally this Mr.Rajesh Gandhi has in collusion with the housing society and many 'like minded'  persons instigated his wife Dr Ashwini Bhalerao-Gandhi to file a Suit No.174 of 2016 against my mentally challenged and physically handicapped 65 year old sister Rukaiya, my second sister Rafika Iqbal Gandhi and myself.  But today it's all free entertainment. The Life Show'.

My advocates firm M/s. Thakore Jariwala & Associates may be for all practical purposes defunct and our lawyer friend may have joined Dua Associates.... and the Suit itself may have gone into sleep mode. But as my other advocate friend said if the case comes up before an eccentric/strict judge it is quite likely that he may pass an adverse order.

This being just the tip of the iceberg without bothering much about what lies beneath I continue to strive......and evolve, hoping life will smile on Rukaiyas whilst she can still laugh.

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