Karma & The Highest We Know

2009-5-2 05:10:00

Kevin wrote:

"Is it possible to gain negative Karma while following the highest you know?"

Dan gave a good answer:

"I would certainly think so. How else is one to learn except by experiencing the effects of their (initiated) causes (karma)."

JJ:

Following the highest you know is a little like driving a car. All but a few crazy people drive with the highest skill and awareness they have. No one wants to get in an accident, but even though a driver may do his darndest to avoid one he may still crash into another car now and then.

Even though the driver was following the highest he knew, if he has an accident and causes $3000 worth of damage, he is still liable for it. In addition he has to fix his own vehicle.

So if this example corresponds to life and Karma what advantage is there in following the highest we know when the payment of a negative Karma may still come due?

Let us extend the example and see.

Rod is a guy full of rage and doesn't follow the highest he knows on the road. Another driver irritates him and to teach him a lesson he rams his car and also does $3000 worth of damage.

What is Rod's liability?

It is greater than the first guy? Not only will Rod have to pay for damages but he has also committed a crime and is likely to go to jail.

In other words, when a person drives conscientiously the law only requires him to make restitution for a mistake, but goes no further. However, when a person drops below the threshold of the highest he knows and willingly does damage a greater negative Karma or liability is incurred.

Even so, when the seeker follows the highest he knows he will still make mistakes and will be responsible for those mistakes. This is how he learns. However, when the pilgrim gets frustrated and takes his eye off the highest he knows and allows harm to occur that could have been avoided, a greater negative Karma is incurred and he will have to suffer more than a mere making restitution.

  

Third Key Of Discipleship

Hold Your Mind Steady in the Light

There are three branch keys that allow the seeker to successfully execute this key. One is found in the past, one in the present, and one in the future. What are they?

  

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