The Law of Karma by Tom Tessereau The Law of Karma simply means, what you sow, you reap.

It refers to cause and effect. In ancient times with ordinary people the teachers needed to talk in terms that were easily understood, hence the reference to farming and sowing seeds. So it is as easy to understand today that if you plant mango seeds you will yield mangoes. If you plant apple seeds you will harvest apples, etc. If you plant good seeds good fruit will result, not the same if you plant bad seeds. In slang terms one might say, what goes around comes around or what goes up must come down. In western scientific terms it is said, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When you plant something it takes time for it to mature to be harvested, so this is why there are people doing bad things who appear to be living good lives, the karmic fruit has simply not come to maturity. The Law of Karma is taught universally in major world religions: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6: 7 For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6: 38

Thou shalt receive requital and reward in just return for whatsoever thou doest. Koran Just as a farmer plants a certain kind of seed and gets a certain crop, so it is with good and bad deeds. Mahabharata So long as an evil deed has not karmically matured, the fool thinks his deed to be sweet as honey. But when his evil deed karmically matures, he falls into untold misery. Dhammapada-Wisdom of the Buddha The principle of forgiving and loving ones enemies is based on the Law of Karma. In some cases when someone is wronged they do something in return to retaliate. This can create a vicious cycle. Loving-kindness and forgiveness is the way to end the cycle and ultimately be rewarded for your good deeds. This is also the way to achieve harmony. So what is the fastest way to generate the good karma that we want to harvest? The best way is by understanding and using the Golden Rule. If you want to be treated well, see that you treat others well. If you want to be blessed with prosperity and abundance, be charitable and generous to others, especially those in need. If you want more wisdom and knowledge, teach others. It is in giving that you receive. How do you avoid negative karma? By observing the Golden Rule in reverse form. In other words, by not doing to others what you dont want to be done to you in return. If you dont want to be cheated, be fair to others. If you dont want to be judged, be non-judgmental and non-critical to others. The Golden Rule is also taught by major world religions: Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you. Confucius As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke 6: 31 This is the sum of all true righteousness: Deal with others as thou wouldst thyself be dealt by. Do nothing to thy neighbor which thou wouldst not have him do to thee hereafter. Mahabharata Whatsoever thou likest not for thine own self, for any person else, too, like it not. Dhammapada-Wisdom of the Buddha Noblest religion this that thou shouldst like for others what thou likest for thyself, and what thou feelest painful for thyself, hold that as painful for all others, too. Koran The Multiplier Effect:

When you plant a mango seed you reap many mangoes, not just one. When planting rice you receive plenty of rice in return. You sometimes get 10 times, 100 times, or even 1000 times more in return. This is why it is so necessary to plant good seeds in the form of good words, actions, thoughts and deeds. It can come back to you many fold. You can learn to plant seeds wisely. For example the karmic return is greater by feeding someone who is starving than it is to just take someone to dinner. You can be protected from financial difficulty by giving and practicing generosity. Tithing, generally giving 10% of ones gross income, is the ancient and proven way of planting seeds for a financially abundant harvest. Helping someone else to succeed guarantees ones own success. Action steps: 1. Look at what you have in your life, good or bad, and begin to understand how you created or manifested this by what you have given out, what you have sown. 2. Look at what seems to be missing in your life and begin to understand how you have fallen short in giving this to others, hence it has not returned to you. 3. Look at what you have in your life that you wish you had not created. Begin to understand why it has come to you based on your past thoughts, words, actions, and deeds. 4. Look at what you have that is good in your life and begin to understand how your good karma was generated. The good news of understanding and using the Law of Karma and the Golden Rule is that one can move from victim to owner of ones own life and existence. It is not fatalistic because you have the power to use this universal truth to create the life you have always desired. And every time you plant good seeds you are assured of an eventual harvest of that which is good. So prepare for the future by beginning right now to sow the seeds for your wonderful harvest! Author Contact Info: Tom Tessereau, CBC, LMT, NCTMB Executive Director Healing Arts Center and Bio Cranial Institute International www.thehealingartscenter.com www.biocranialinstitute.com www.myhealingschool.com www.youtube.com/user/HealingArtsCtr

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