Making Sense of Karma

2002-3-26 05:37:00

Question: What if the guy in the story had not listened to his inner self and killed the children instead of saving them? What would have happened to him then?

Ruth writes:
All three kids would have found him in the next life, and ganged up on him, and killed him. Seems like a never-ending circle. Or maybe he meets three people in his life, who become his greatest friends ever, and forgive him for any wrong doing in that life, showing him love and forgiveness.

So, if everything in our lives is karma etc., then evil doesn't really exist, and how can it exist if God is and has been the most powerful force in this Universe. That is what doesn't make any sense to me.

Unless, it's always two-sided because we have good, we then have bad, which is only a reflection of the light and the dark. Or bad people are the ones who have no soul contact and are still evolving to some level of humanness? Do I sound confused yet?????

JJ
You sound like you are thinking things through and since none of us have all the answers when we all reach our individual ring-pass-not we are perplexed for a time, but then when we preserver we eventually break through and new understanding comes.

In the past I have stressed that good is that which moves us ahead in evolution and evil is that which holds us back. There is another way of looking at it as pointed out in the Aquarian Gospel.

It points out that evil is not necessarily the opposite of good, but good which is out of tune.

In other words good is playing the scale on a piano which is in tune. The sound is pleasant. But if the C note is out of tune then the sound is not pleasing. Now the C note does not have an opposite evil note, but this one note does have millions of variations which are close but out of tune, or evil.

When we are out of tune with the soul then we sound unpleasant notes and our actions are out of harmony, or what some would call evil. Even those who are out of tune are still trying to play good music, but the effort is fruitless until they attune themselves to the highest available within themselves.

Larry writes:
Notice here that Cain expects to be slain more than once. Also study the Lord's response: "And the Lord said unto him, therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him SEVENFOLD. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him." Gen 4:15 --- end quote ---

Moses seems to be teaching above that the punishment for murder would be SEVENFOLD. That is, if one murdered Cain (and one would presume the principle would apply to any case of murder) that one would necessarily have to suffer being murdered seven times (implying that one would necessarily have to be reincarnated to experience this, as one can only be murdered once in one lifetime). You also mention that Cain expected to have his blood shed more than once to atone for his crime.

JJ
Notice that it says that vengeance shall be taken upon those who kill Cain (and probably his descendants) sevenfold.

The reason that God said this to Cain was that because of his reputation he feared that he and his family would be killed and thus he would have no bloodline. On the other hand, God wanted his bloodline to survive so he made a special case with Cain and his family. He put a mark on them so everyone would know that if they killed Cain they would receive seven times the punishment of killing anyone else. This was insurance that Cain's lineage would be preserved.

If one killed a person with the mark of Cain then he would have the karma of one life for that action, and six lives of payback for knowing thwarting the Will of God, for many in ancient times had direct communication with the Masters.

The New Testament gives the correct law of karma which states: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" Gal 6:7

He shall not reap seven times what he sows, but an equivalent to what he sows.

Keep in mind also that there are numerous ways to pay off karma. The payment is always equivalent, but not always in similar kind.

If you owe a neighbor a cup of sugar he or she may be happy with a glass of wine, the loan of a newspaper or just good conversation for the payment.

Note that in the story the man killed his wife and three children, but he paid off the entire debt by saving the lives of the three children (at great risk) and giving his life once as payment for the death of his wife.

His wife did accumulate karma for killing him, even though the man forgave her as he was dying. She could pay this off by saving a life in the future if it turns out she follows her soul. We only have to pay off karma the hard way when we refuse to listen to the inner voice.

If the man had not listened to the soul and killed his children again he would have had a much tougher time paying off his debt.