Theos-Talk Archives (July 2002 Message tt00093)

July 8 2002

Dear Friend:


Karma is immutable. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." as
per the Bible, if correctly translated simply is an exposition of
Nature's Laws. One pays in equal measure for what one desires or
does. The whole of Nature is involved including always the person who
generates karma. That is as I understand it. None of us are
isolated, and no prayer or repentance (to whom or what?) diminishes
the price to be paid. Why do within k we are so special as to receive
a remission?

I do not mean that it can be "destroyed."

An attempt at mitigation would then be to try to

1st: understand the good or the wrong done. (In terms of Nature's
changeless laws.) If we reject Nature and the Universe then we reject
ourselves. But that is impossible, since we ARE. Hence the next step
is to secure an understanding of existing processes. That's how I see
it.

2nd ask ones self what can be done to offset the result. How can one
force be offset by a counteracting force?

Third Probably try to meet and adjust the matter with the one(s)
concerned (if necessary).

4th.	meet stoically whatever Karma bring in the nature of
circumstances to us, knowing that we will always survive and go on.
Even physical death in the present body is survivable. (Of course, if
we limit our views to our personality of this life-time, the answer is
not to be found.)

Best wishes,

Dal.

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-----Original Message-----
From: B L
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 8:42 AM
To:
Subject:: Re to Dallas

G S wrote:


> want to define "karma?" The idea that every choice or thought or
action
> makes new karma is the old Mosaic "eye for an eye" doctrine that
> eliminates any possibility of liberation (the "salavation" that
Jesus
> taught) from the cycles of reincarnation.

QUESTION:

Are you saying that if you destroy something that should not
have been
destroyed, attempting to restore it eliminates any possibility of
restoration? Or do you simply have no understanding of the doctrine of
"eye for an eye"?