THE 12 LAWS OF KARMA

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, Friendship, Love…
Then we should BE Happy, Peaceful, Loving, a Friend.

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 and DO yourself…
what you what to have in your Life.

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.

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 changes too.

THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY
Whenever there is something wrong,
there is something wrong in me.
We mirror what surrounds us
and what surrounds us mirrors us
We must take responsibility what is in our life.

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
They were both needed to accomplish the task.
Past, Present, Future
They are all connected…

THE LAW OF FOCUS
You can’t 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.

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 truth.
Here is where we put what we SAY
that we have learned
into PRACTICE.

THE LAW OF HERE AND NOW
Looking back 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.

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

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 it’s on time.

THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE AND INSPIRATION
You get back from something whatever
you’ve put into it
The 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
or work to diminish it.
Loving Contributions Lift Up and Inspire the Whole

Mahesh Bhatt

Self-confidence Vs Ego

There is a line dividing confidence and ego.

Most of the time we get confused and fall to decidewhether we are on the right track or our ego is dominating in the appearance of confidence.

When ego dominates, every success turns into failure.

One has to be very careful about it.
How to distinguish between confidence and the ego?

Here are some points to clarify this doubt.

a) A man of confidence says that he can do the
work and others also can do it,whereas a man of
ego says that he alone can do it and nobody else
can.

b) A man of confidence always tries to encourage
and help others in building their confidence,
whereas a man of ego tries to curb and discourage
others when they try to come up in life.

c) A man of confidence always attracts people.
Even the weak feel confident and elevated in his
presence and get inspiration in his company.
Whereas an egoistic person creates repulsion in the
minds of people who try to avoid him because of
his boastful nature.

d) A man of confidence appreciates the success
of others and shares his happiness with others.
Whereas a man of ego discourages and humiliates
others and feels jealous of the success of others.

e) There is joy in working with people of confidence because they are always cheerful and can mix freely with everybody.

In the presence of egoistic people even the men of confidence feel an inferiority complex. They feel nervous to work with them.

f) A man of confidence always commands love and respect, whereas a man of ego always demands and expects love and respect.

g) Confident people are always successful in every field of life because they can conquer the hearts of all by putting their faith and confidence in others and receive all help and cooperation from colleagues and friends.

A man of ego always suffers setbacks and failures losing men and power because of his arrogant approach which adds only to his worries and tension.

h) In one word, a man of Self- confidence puts his faith in the innermost Divine Self, the source of all power and energy, and also feels the presence of the Divine in everyone while dealing with them, whereas the egocentric person puts his faith only in his mental and intellectual abilities and skills, forgetting the Divine which operates through mind and intellect our of his ignorance. He applies the same standards white dealing with others. He is only aware of weaknesses and drawbacks of others and never realizes that the perfect Divine is hidden behind these superficial appearances, and that can be awakened by constant training and positive approach.  

Mahesh Bhatt

Defining Failure

 Defining Failure

Given below are some definitions of failure:

* Depending on your perception: failure actually does not exist.
* Staying stuck in what you could have done and haven't done. Letting your though patterns to be influence by the same.
* Experiencing emotions of frustration, pain, suffering.
* Losing your notion (idea) of the dream, of the ideal life you want to lead.
* Not fulfilling set expectations.
* Not having enough courage and bravery to walk through life.
* Not being the ruler of your thoughts, feelings, actions and life in general.
* Allowing yourself to be led by something negative that a particular situation causes.
* Distancing yourself from your values.
* Not being in harmony with your inner conscience (while performing actions).
* When the self does not accept what life brings it.
* Putting your life in the hands of, and blaming, others and circumstances with feelings of emptiness and confusion.
* False expectations.
* Excessive attachment.
* Excessive materialism.

Factors that Bring Us Closer To Failure

Given below are some factors that bring us closer to failure:

* Dejection and Disillusion.
* Fear.
* Ignorance.
* Confusion.
* Influences.
* Mental weakness.
* Insecurity.
* Inexperience.
* Ego, arrogance.
* Mistrust.
* Attachment, dependencies.
* Excuses, laziness, putting off.
* Excess of acceptance with submission.
* Fear of being yourself.
* Making judgements without an objective vision.
* Nervousness.
* Not taking on limits.
* Low self-esteem.
* Blockages. Not going forward.
* Intolerance.
* Rigidity - inability to adapt to different situations.

Only few Negative action of the above may prevent us to move towards success

Failure is delayed Success. Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong- Adolf Hitler
Mahesh Bhatt