Ever since the time that man walked away from his cave and discarded his animal skin, spear and club, he has hankered after prosperity and
social status. The three dimensional world that surrounds us is intimately linked to our five senses. Those who are able to gratify their senses at will are considered powerful and society looks up to them as leaders.
No wonder then that attainment of money and power has become ultimate goals for all of us. (A very tiny minority is free from this temptation but this blog is not meant for them, as they need none of it.)
Most of us however are not as wealthy as we would like to be. There is always one more need and one more bill to pay and not enough money in the bank to take care of it.
The reason why this happens forms the basis of Vedic Philosophy, the most ancient and complete system of thought ever known to man. From the same philosophy originate the Mantras, rituals, Yantras and other measures that can remedy lack of money and happiness.
Many people believe that hard work and knowledge alone can make one wealthy and powerful. There are professors of business management in business schools all over the world who just make their paycheck and nothing more. Then there are millions of people spread all over the word who perform back breaking work for hours together but barely eke out a living.
Some people believe that there is a magical law of attraction and that all one has to do to attract prosperity is to focus on it all the time. This theory of attraction is unproven because very few people have demonstrably become wealthy by using it. While it is true that law of attraction works, it must be understood the context in which it functions.
Bad Karma generated in past lives will relentlessly express itself. In the present incarnation it will attract such people and circumstances that will bring home the lesson of that bad karma. It is not possible to equal Bill Gate’ s wealth by law of attraction. One can’t over draw from one’s Karma account, and no credit facilities exist there.
Perfectly healthy people die in an accident and chronically ill linger on in a painful existence for many years. Innocent people are thrown in jail and executed for crimes they did not commit while criminals roam free. These may be blamed on corruption and an unjust system which may be true, but whatever the reason the underlying cause is still the seed of the Karma brought forth from past life which is germinating now.
Our death is not the stop button on the video player of life. It is only a pause. The soul is born again in a new body, a new DVD is inserted, and a new script in which it undergoes happiness or sorrow, wealth or poverty, good health or sickness begins. It is an endless cycle unless we take active, diligent steps to stop the process.
In the next blog we discuss how we use energy to manifest our cherished goals.
Rajiv Sethi
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