Water becomes Mermaid

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

My Thoughts on Karma

Why do we see so many great Men and Women of knowledge who have addictions to food, personal image, prestige, possessions, alcohol, etc.?

This is because addictions are Karma; addictions are both the effect and cause of Karma and it follows in a cycle. This is why people say ... Karma ... what goes around comes around.

Addictions are not just alcohol, drugs, nicotine, caffeine and sugars. Most of us are addicted to people ... we are all addicted to a special someone through a love bond and to some others through a hate bond; both of these create karma and hence, bindings and we tend to return to the same person (or type of person or behavior) over and over again, just like we visit the same favorite vacation spot ever so often and eat the same dish at this favorite restaurant every time we go there.

Karma causes us to be bound to the earth plane; it keeps us in form. Once you release the mind of karma, you have the ability to step out of time and form, into timelessness and formlessness. Time and form is born out of what is ego; the mind harbors the ego like an entity. The ego has fear for its very existence; the ego is afraid to die and so it desperately holds on to time and form.

I now realize why it is said, "give all your karma, even good ones, to God." ... This is because even your good karma too will keep you bound to your ego like an addiction; you will be re-born to negate your good karma, unless you do your good actions without attachments to results. ... This reminds me of this teaching from the Gita:

कर्मण्ये वाधिकारस्ते म फलेषु कदाचना
कर्मफलेह्तुर भुरमा ते संगोस्त्वकर्मानी॥
च २, ४७

In English transliteration:
Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachna
Karmaphalehtur bhurma te sangostvakarmani.
Ch. 2, 47

In short, it means:
Do not get attached to the fruits of your labor, give the fruits of your deeds to me.

For a long time, this concept of Karma has eluded me. All I knew is, you do good and you will receive good. Then, one day I heard this kid talk about karma; and every time I heard him talk, he kept talking about karma. Now, I've never been interested in Karma; but hearing this kid from the US talk about it made me somewhat curious; I didn't think someone from the US would even know about it. However, I googled it. His concept of karma was very different from what I'd learnt at home; to me it was more of something that got handed to you from a previous life time and it had more to do with your actions than with your thinking (and I'd add, feeling). That would explain to me why many of the good people around us are so suddenly struck by mishaps.

The thoughts and resulting feelings from the mental (male aspect) / emotional (female aspect) layers of our aura are stored here as thought forms and get transferred to the Karmic (i.e, spiritual layer) of our aura and this is where our past life karma is stored.

Why is the mind so important? ... This is how I understood it when my friend's mom explained it to me: In Christianity, the mind is ruled by the element air and the ruler of the air is the fallen angel, Lucifer. He is beautiful and enchanting in every possible way and is present everywhere; but his way leads to destruction of the soul and spirit. Hence, the importance of filtering out and eliminating the bad thought forms. Now, I'm not into Christianity and hell, I don't believe in sins and sinners in 99.9% of cases; besides, air is considered to be a very powerful element (then, so is Lucifer).

Good news is, Karma can be transformed or neutralized:
1) Spray water in which you have dipped holy basil.
2) Healing thought forms ... during Shamanic journeys.
3) Violet flame to transmute.
4) People use other energy methods like 'Prana'.
5) Chanting mantras that release Karma

Accepting the thoughts and not ignoring them and stashing them away (like your shadow side) is helpful.

Reference: Jaguar Woman and the Wisdom of the Butterfly Tree ... Lynn V. Andrews.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Journey to ask my Guides 'Why am I here in a Shamanic Journey Group'

Purpose: Journey to ask my Guides or Power animal(s) ... 'Why am I here in a Shamanic Journey Group'.

I lay comfortably on the floor with a pillow under my head. I then closed my eyes and visualize walking to the garden in my backyard. I found a hole in the ground close to my favorite tree. I walked into the hole and followed the roots down to an opening underground, to my sacred garden, intending to meet my power animal. I met him in my sacred garden and he brought me back to the room. Here, I watched the sun in the crimson sky. It was beautiful, but went on and on. I was confused ... I'd invoked Cupid, but he hadn't shown up yet. ... am I here in a group to just watch the sun set?

Sun Set Twilight Zone

The Sun is setting; the crimson sky looks haunting.

It is dark all around, except for the twilight surround.

As the sun goes down;

Shadows and darkness surround.

Is it beautiful, the sun and the sky?

Or is it scary?... for it is an end to this story.

Is it scary to watch, as the darkness is coming?

Or is it beautiful, because the wildness is blooming?

When the sun goes down, the earth opens up;

and I walk down, back into the womb.

I sleep there, in peace;

The peace that betrayed me when the sun was shining.

- Ranjana Paul

Then Cupid showed up and showed me something ...

a big, bright diamond ... that is Me!!! and ...

The Sun Rises in the East

I looked out the east side window;

I looked at the eastern sky;

The Sun had risen and it was day light.

I stood in the middle of the room;

As Cupid held my hand

and asked me to dance.

The room got brighter

and there was more Sunshine;

Ever so gently, as he held my hand.

I felt peace and bewilder;

We stood still, hand in hand,

As I gazed at him and around him, in wonder.

I'm still in sweet wonderland,

holding hands and ready to dance;

As I look at the brightness around us and wonder...

- Ranjana Paul

I AM A Diamond in the Sky

You were shining in the mid-night sky;

You were shining bright and pretty.

As I looked at the mid-night sky,

You looked back at me;

Staring as if you had never seen anything like me.

I looked at my angel and he smiled back at me.

Can I have that?, I asked;

Can I have that beautiful Star, just for Me?

My angel plucked you from the mid-night sky,

and placed you in my palm;

You just sat there and I stared at you,

because I'd never seen anything like this.

My angel held my palm against my chest;

You jumped into my heart and stayed there, to this day.

Every night as mid-night draws,

I peep into my heart and stare at you;

I've never seen anything like you before,

So bright and so pretty.

I take you out of my heart and place you on my palm;

So I can stare at you a little longer,

before I fall off to sleep.

As I feel you in my palm, glowing in the mid-night hour,

My heart begins to feel warmer;

and I place you back into my heart,

and in peace I sleep, through the dark night hours;

Knowing, trusting, feeling your presence in my heart;

I know you'll be there when dawn comes;

and I'll wait for another mid-night, so I can see you glow

and shine through my heart.

Every time I see you glow, I thank my angel for his gift;

I thank my angel, for he plucked a star just for me.

Off the mid-night skies, my angel plucked a star

and he placed it in a red, heart-shaped box, just for me.

He then wrapped a golden ribbon around my heart;

and I unwrap you every night, before I go to sleep.

You shine all night through my heart, as I sleep;

Bright and pretty, my angel plucked you, just for me.

_ Ranjana Paul

Friday, July 20, 2012

The Sun Rises in the East