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Truth, Karma, and the Restitution of Balance

by Andrew Rutajit

Knowledge and the quest for truth is the fundamental key in sustaining this life. Impeding someone's quest for truth may very well be one of the worst of all sins. Stopping the growth and the spread of truth is equally as bad as knowing truth and denying it. However, punishment for these sins by way of Karma is not anything similar to eternal the damnation some believe await evil doers in the afterlife. Karma will not set you on a path to absolute destruction.

Love is the law... love is the only law.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you - love your neighbors as yourself. Karma does not know anger, Karma only knows balance. Karma, the Great Mother of the Mysteries, will not allow you to escape the consequences of your own actions; eternal punishment will teach you nothing. This quest for truth has taken on many forms throughout antiquity, and many religions have been created regarding this quest.

Often, a glimpse of truth is like a ray of light illuminating a darkened room; it gives a vision of a better way, or a better life. It may not come with complete directions on how to obtain this better way, but it does show you possibilities for improvement. Sometimes this comes with embarrassment as you are shown that you are a part of the problem. With this embarrassment comes the recognition for the need to change or the need to grow --- better yet, the need to find truth and to use it as a building block for your future. Little by little, through constant trial and error, we discover that we are physically a part of a growing world. We are a part of nature; we are not foreign to this world.

The plant kingdom is also a living entity; working in harmony with insects and other life forms, it (like us) spreads its seeds worldwide. It too has its beginnings and its endings, its comings and goings, but the plant kingdom is as eternal as Mother Earth herself. And if her kingdom becomes abused and/or corrupted, she, like all of us kings and queens of our kingdom/body, will take actions to restore balance…nature’s karma.

We are all masters of the universe that is our own body. As individual lords and masters, it is easy to force our body into slavery; the body is ignored, it is mistreated, it is victimized and it suffers simply for the gratification of the mind that dwells within it. Our body operates as a temple or castle, protecting and housing our soul. When a person, or rather, when a kingdom tries to overtake or conquer another kingdom (i.e. when someone tries to control or manipulate someone else), war may ensue in order to protect truth and restore balance.
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