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the attributes of kindness and just may sound opposite. But, in
reality, they are the two sides of the same coin. If God was not
just then it would amount to being unkind. Don't we see in the
world that if the wicked is pardoned and a noble person is
punished then such unjust acts bring harm to the society — isn't
it unkindness? So, one who is kind must be just too. This brings
us to discuss His justice mechanism, called the Law of
Karma.
Law of Karma, One Reaps what One Sows:
The layman
knows that he would be rewarded for his karma in absolute
and correct measure, sooner or later. Man has made many things
in the image of the God-made things such as airplanes in the
image of the birds, ships and submarines in the image of the
fishes, the lamps in the image of the sun, etc. Similarly, the
law of land that prevails in the nations is in the image of the
Law of Karma. As we know, the man-made things are imperfect
while God-made things are absolutely perfect. So is true in the
present context. While the law of land in the nations are
imperfect and require periodical review and revision, His Law
of Karma is eternal and perfect. While the laws of the lands
may not be enforced perfectly, the Law of Karma is.
Yajurveda implores us to remember three things always: 1)
Om,
the God, 2) the past karma, and 3) the unlimited human
potentials.
Om krato smara kratath smara klibe smara
Remember that the past karma will be definitely rewarded, an
eye for an eye, an apple for an apple, by the omniscient God,
called
Om
who witnesses everything we do. And, don't
complaint — as a human being you have been given the best set
of instruments in the forms of the body and mind for you to
perform the loftiest quality of karma. The Vedas do not speak
about astrology, palmistry, horoscopes, etc. They encourage
us to believe in karma and in our great potentials.
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