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There is something more powerful than us. And that dear friend, is karma.

No person in the world can remain without a karma; it accompanies an individual like a shadow.

If bad things happen to good people in this life, it’s a reaction to bad things they did in a previous life. Similarly, if bad people are seen to enjoy a happy life, they are enjoying the karmic reactions of pious activities performed in a previous life.

Furthermore, karma works both collectively and individually. For instance, the explosive escalation in natural catastrophes happening on the planet in recent years, is the collective karmic reactions to the millions of animals murdered and tortured daily in the world’s slaughterhouses.

There are positive forces and negative forces that's how the world is balanced.when one increases other will rise to equalise it. God only sends great Teachers (Gurus) just to support the truth and positivity and to remove ignorance in the society.Also he only motivates individuals to rise and struggle for the rightness .

If you do good karma positive energy will cover you same as for negative energy. Again remember you think you are doing good karma dosen t mean that it is good. It may be good in your sight but in actual life it may be wrong so think 10. (at least).. times before doing any karma.

Even after leaving the physical body, the karmas go with the soul, and its rebirth is decided on the basis of karma.
Therefore be cautious in your thoughts, emotions, words and actions.
Every thought, feeling and deed results in a corresponding reaction.

Law OF karma.....
Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, is equally true for our karmic accounts. Religious people say “as you sow so shall you reap” is very true for our karmas.
There is no escape to the consequences of our actions

We have freedom to choose our karma but we don't have any control on the result of the action.

let's say someone did you wrong. They double-crossed you, ditched you, deserted you, broke your trust, stole from you or something of that sort. What do you do? Do you go for revenge? Well, you could, but how would that make you any different from whoever did you wrong? You would end up doing the exact same thing that you hated them for. That's where karma comes into the picture.

If you believe in karma, you should know that whatever goes around comes around. When, where, how... these are not questions that can be answered immediately, and differ for every situation and circumstance. But you can rest assured that it will happen, eventually.
later.It is the law of cause and effect, an unbreakable law of the cosmos. There will always be an effect, no matter how long the delay.

You will never understand the damage you did until someone else does the same to you, that's why I'm here. -
my name is.. .... KARMA.

"The Prayer" Beinsa Douno

"Many people ask if it is possible to live without praying. It is not. The prayer is an internal human necessity.
If the prayer becomes an internal necessity for you, you will pray naturally, without any force, without an external force. For you the prayer is as natural as feeding, breathing, feeling and thinking are.

Why should we pray? Paul the Apostle said once, “Be consistent in praying”, and Jesus said, “Be alert and pray”. The prayer is of threefold nature. It is equal to breathing. One should pray so that the soul to breathe and perceive things. The prayer is needful for the soul. It is the contemplation of the highest feelings. Through the prayer we see that a child is praying. It is an appeal and is as needful for the soul as breathing is. Humans need air much more than food. It is proven that a human may stay without air for 25 minutes at most and if we equalize the air with the prayer, which is food for the soul, we see that it is of great significance to it.

If people of today did not know how to pray, they would have lost even the little that they have preserved today. Everything good, everything great and beautiful, which is persevered by them, is thanks to the praying spirit that works in their souls. So, thanks to the prayer, though not so correct as it is in modern humanity, still something beautiful has remained and something new is being acquired. Thanks to the prayer, we become conduits of the sublime powers and noble means, on which the entire human race rests. The soul needs an internal spiritual food that can be provided only through a prayer. If one stops praying, life disappears. The prayer is a great thing. It is not expressed by chattering, by whispering of words. When you learn to pray, your life will become worth living.

The reason for our misfortunes is that we do not pray. Our contact with God brings inexhaustible riches. The Divine blessing and strengthening of the spirit come through it.

I would like you to pray constantly for you to be in contact with God. Only in this way, that influence from above will come to you. Then you will feel that Divine ennoblement and strengthening. Only when one prays, his body strengthens, as well as his feelings and his thoughts. One, who prays, cannot have a cruel heart. He can be delicate by structure, but his body is healthy, his thoughts are stable and his feelings - strong. It is not possible us to be in communion with God and be feeble.

If one’s prayer is pure, deep, it is always accepted. God does not make difference between souls. Jesus said to his disciples, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Knowing that the Spirit of Jesus lives forever and has power and authority, do not be discouraged! You can always call upon Him and receive His help. Everyone has the power of Jesus in him. One just has to work on himself to develop that power. Once people develop that power in themselves, they will know what God is, what the Divine principle in humans is.

There is nothing, about which man has asked God and which hasn’t been fulfilled. And it happens just when it is needed.

One has to be bearer of Divine thoughts, must be convinced that every thought that he sends in the world is Divine and he must not think about the consequences. One must study the Word and practice praying and contemplation simultaneously. This is the path and one should not worry. Open your heart and soul. The light will penetrate there and the comprehension will come."

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When people don't pray and awake Divine will, they shouldn't blame God for worldly events, wars, massacres , etc.nothing to do with God , also not a proof that God doesn't exist

Fostering an attitude of gratitude/thankfulness is important for managing life and relationships. Thankfulness reflects ‘appreciation’, ‘recognition’, ‘credit’, ‘respect’, ‘acknowledgement’ or ‘regard’ for someone or something.

For those of us who are familiar with the Bible, 1 Thess. 5:18 says “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”. For those of us who are familiar with Oprah Winfrey, she said “Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you’ll never, ever, have enough”.

Many people fail to understand how thankfulness can change a life and alter one’s perception for the good. A life without gratitude is often an unhappy, unfilled life. Putting a little gratitude in your daily life is a first-step to achieving many of your hopes, your dreams, your goals.

The thing with being thankful is that it actually helps you way more than the person you’re showing gratitude towards. When you feel thankful, grateful, and content in your own life and in your own experiences then you will find that you want less. You’ll find that you’re actually more satisfied with where you are and with what you already have in life.

Here are some persons that we need to take time to be thankful for:
• Take time to be thankful to God – He is the reason why we live, love, learn, aspire and achieve.
• Take time to be thankful to our parents, teachers and religious leaders – They are the reasons why we are clothed, fed, protected, educated and inspired.
• Take time to be thankful to our close friends – They are the reason why we feel accepted for who we are, and who we may want to be.

IF WE TAKE TIME TO BE THANKFUL, THEN IT’LL BE TIME WELL SPENT.

Why is it often so hard to give/get?

We all make mistakes, ignorantly and sometimes wilfully, but when we’ve realized our error(s) it’s time to apologize, make amends and ask for forgiveness. But this is, most times, easier said than done. On the one hand, we may feel too ashamed to even approach the person/s that we’ve wronged, and on the other hand, we’ve may blame them for part of what went wrong. So, shouldn’t they apologise too? Shouldn’t they ask for forgiveness too?

For Bible believers, and those who are spiritual, Ephesians 4:32 says,
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
And Matthew 6:15 says,
“But if you do not forgive others their sins, your (Heavenly) Father will not forgive your sins.”

The thing is, many of us know this but still struggle. The hurt that we caused, or that we feel, always seems too hard to let go of. Not to mention other things that get in the way such as pride and loss. Still, doesn’t God know that that’s what will bring us/them healing? Isn’t that why He placed those guiding words where we could find them? Haven’t our parents and friends encouraged us (at least once) to “forgive”?
Years ago, after my marriage fell apart, and was then followed by much acrimony (on both sides), I learnt that the main purpose of “forgiveness” was for my own emotional and spiritual healing and well-being. This revelation came only after obeying God’s guiding words (see also Matt 5:44). The letting go of anger, resentment, disappointment, pride, and lost love was first cathartic, then therapeutic.
We should want to give/receive forgiveness if we are to reap its benefits. We should forgive as honestly and as sincerely as we can, remembering that that’s how we would want to be forgiven. We should try not to repeat the hurts that we caused, and avoid persons and situations that may have caused our past hurts.
Perhaps the current world unrest could have been avoided if less pride and more “forgiveness” was the order of the day…..who knows?

According to scrolls found in a cave near Iraq, and written by two disciples, Thomas and Phillip, Jesus was frequently seen with Mary M. They often embraced and kissed each other. Peter, one of the apostles, asked Jesus who his favourite disciple was. Jesus responded by saying Mary M. Peter was disappointed with this reply and told the other disciples of his frustration at this.
None of this was ever recorded in the Bible, and you can imagine why. The senior church leaders didn't like the idea of Jesus having such a relationship especially with someone who was alleged to be a prostitute( though nothing confirms she was such ).
Therefore this activity was never recorded in the book.
The behaviour of Jesus sounds more normal and what one would expect from a human being.
Mary always followed him around and was there at his crucifixion, and at his tomb.

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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXIII.

“I want a better world!” say many people around me, but they sustain modern slavery, individual and collective. I wonder, do they really know what they are doing?! Whom among them takes responsibility for its own actions?! None seems to know. None seems to care. None wishes to find, to understand. None seems to bother. To these people, nobody can tell them anything. But to just let them be. As they wish. In their world. Dreamers of a change. Dreaming the better world they imagine. Nobody who know truly what’s going on with them and with this world, can speak openly about these. In rest, everyone can talk about such matters, for everything they do is to just mumble. Yes. Mumbling around. Theories after theories, of how to fix the world – and none of them seems to work; all have failed – and will fail. For everything is failing. Few, however, among them, ask the same elementary question of a child: Why? And the answer is so simple. In its Simplicity: You want a better world, make it! Then, most of them, have no idea how – and unable to have the same capacity of thinking, just give up, rise their shoulders, make a grimace on their face showing disappointment, and move forward. With the same question, in their mind, and even more confused. That is because they do not have the courage – yet – to face Reality. For such Reality is striking, through its very Simplicity. They are unable to cope with it. And I believe them. They were trained since childhood, to a different perception. A limited one. A narrow one. The same Reality which we all live, it’s in plain sight, for everyone – every single one – to see it. It is right there. Then, very few, among them, who have an inclination to be more insightful, leave the superficiality away, for a time, trying to comprehend such an answer. They ask themselves, therefore: how can I contribute to this world, making a better one? – and that’s indeed, the 1st, elementary step, into re-discovering themselves. As human beings. For among the various programs of mind controlling humans, implemented along last decades, were the ones meant to determine people to loose their identity. Without identity, they try to identify, they seek identification towards something. But since others do the same, all the attachment that comes out is to the same people, depersonalized, deprived of liberty of thinking, deprived of feeling, - for many around them, even without realize, at least, and they are bond to the same chains, their humanity being stolen daily, little by little. Without humanity, all becomes just an imitation. To be human, nowadays, it’s a sacrifice. For you are being exposed to a world trained to act against humanity, a world who would try to extinguish humanity by any means or forms – even without knowledge upon what they are doing to themselves and to others, to or in what way they harm themselves and others, how the infliction comes upon them and in their sphere of action, to what extent the damage has been done, to what degree, and how to even recover, of such traumas. The world, therefore, can not be fixed, for the same reasons such as people are living a life where they are deprived of freedom. All and everything, got to such level of distortion, that even the word Freedom, is not properly understood. The other great question, to ask each of them, around me is: do you know whom you are?... So as the others: do you know what’s your purpose into this world? Who are you, and why you are here?!..”



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I first heard this anecdotal story many years ago, but in the form of a joke.
And, whilst the way the joke ended differed from the way that this story did, the MORAL of them both are the same.
Be blessed.

Blessings everyone.

EDELWEISS
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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXIV.

“It’s a hard question, for majority, for knowing who you are involves sacrifice, which is something rare, in these modern times. Yet, people sacrifice unknowingly, so much time of their lives, on everything who perish, even with the price of losing their very freedom. While in minority, among them, are those who search deeper understanding, their sacrifice being greater, for they have to live in a world in which humanity disappear, swept by the tides of the events happening upon the will of the masses. But even rare, their sacrifice is the one who still holds this world, to not break apart, so, it’s not in vain; their role in society is a noble one, even if they are living among the common people who have no idea what’s going on with themselves and with this world, or, if they reach to live isolated, in monasteries, or in wilderness, hidden to the eyes of the people. Of course, there are others who have sacrifices to make, without even knowing that they are the blessed ones too, as due to their sacrifice, the good into the world springs and waters the troubled hearts; while other blessed ones, have a different sacrifice of which they do not know, for their very sufferance, brings blessings upon the world. I think upon all these, to strengthen my soul; sometimes, I need rest too. But when I remember who I am, and what is my purpose, I realize, in my smallness, how greater are all around me, - so that this tiny fraction who lives and is blessed to know deepest things, to have a purpose, to have its use. Sometimes, there are those who come around me – to such an encounter so as to change the little it is needed, in their lives; just by meeting me, they know they are not alone, and that sacrifice is needed, from each, for this world to have sparks of lights, too. It is like a meadow, where the fireflies come around, for the joy of the children. Apart of all these, there is much to know and to find. Each time when I think upon all these heavenly things, my heart finds peace. Then, I know all these are real, encouraging me to go on; then, when I am tired, I rest.
I came here to these lands where wilderness thrives, to meet my friend. Although he is here in isolation, whole universe, seems to float around him. Here is no place for sufferance. Sufferance, is in the world. There, far away… If any of that sufferance attaches to me, and becomes present, at some point, I have a friend, who understands what burdens me, and shows me why such sacrifice, is needed. That is what makes me human. To be able to feel. To feel what a human being is. To know my identity as human being. To feel others, too. A sacrifice is for myself, to know what’s in me. A sacrifice, then, for others, to know what happens with them. I do not wish a better world, for the world is good as it is. It is the world in which I live, in which I have a purpose. The world becomes better when one allows itself to understand what makes it this way. Each human being, has its own role, and place, into this universe. It is a pity, that so few, are able to understand. But even these few – as they are – they are necessary, for even if humanity seem to disappear gradually, their presence, is felt. It is enough, to even know they are here. Not for the hope. Not for expectations. For just being present. For just being here. For I am here, understanding...”




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EDELWEISS
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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXV.

“The more you know about the world and what happens with the people, the greater responsibility one has. That is because its knowledge. It has the choice of being a living weapon, able to destroy, to damage, to harm, turning to darkness, obscurity and evil, or.. to keep an oath of silence, like a witness of times who remain in shadow, and wherever is needed, to offer its help. One thus is aware of its purpose, and by its own free will, chooses to turn to the light, recognizing God as His Master, Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. That is true awareness, to know your nature, of a human being. To know you are sinful. To take act of your own sins. To judge yourself, instead judging other. To know your weaknesses. To know of your recklessness. To know yourself and the place you belong. That is true path of understanding. To realize the value of a human being. Of each human being, regardless of their deeds. For then the soul, looks into the world and know value of each. It knows the value of a king, so as that of a servant. It knows the value of a commander, so as that of a man of the army. It knows the value of the noble, so as that of a common man. Then, knows the value of an old man, same as that of an infant. The value of a troubled mind or heart, so as that of one in balance. The greater responsibility one has, for such knowledge is given to it, as a blessing, for a purpose, to fulfill. It’s one’s duty, therefore, to protect what has. For this is blessing from God.
I am here, seeking understanding. This walnut was planted here, so I can rest. If I can find rest, under its majestic crown, others may taste the same, too. I just wonder, how such a marvelous tree, from all its bitterness, and what a sweet fruit, can give, to the stretched hand to pick it. I know from this friend of mine, when the fruit is ready to harvest. Before, I wanted to pick any nut when I had in my mind, upon my will. But I’ve learnt, over time, something else. For I have asked the tree, when its best time to ripe, how could I know, and received the long-awaited answer: when I allow you. So then I knew, how the tree blessing the earth; the more stems of one year wood, the more fruits; the more branches, the more leaves; but always, the right amount that it needs, and so rewarding! Same, I have learnt about this majestic tree, to have a reminder of it, in my garden. A part of it, to take it with me, and there it was! From a small nut, a whole tree! Like a twin, of this one! Same, I have learnt what the tree likes. And thus, I asked the tree, what would like to grow underneath. And then, other trees, wanted its shelter. So as bushes. So as herbs. So as vines. And then, I have learnt of its needs, what it needs to survive, and what it needs to allow others, to survive. I have learnt as much as was needed. So as its fruits. To be given just the amount that is needed. I do wonder: could I ever ask more?! I have everything I need. I carry my soul with me, wherever I may be…”




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