THE INTERESTING FACT
ABOUT KARMA!
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IN LOSING AWARENESS OF SELF IS THE TRAP OF
KARMA. THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED, THE
ARCHITECT BECOMES CREATION. A SPIDER TRAPPED
IN A WEB OF ITS OWN MAKING IS A TRAGEDY.
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WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN BY COLLECTIVE KARMA? HOW DOES INDIVIDUAL KARMA INTEREST WITH COLLECTIVE KARMA?
ANS : THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU ARE THINKING AGAIN IN TERMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS SEPARATE FROM EVERYTHING ELSE. THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
TODAY, PSYCHOLOGISTS SPEACK OF THAT ASPECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNCONSCIOUS THAT IS CONNECTED WITH A LARGER COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN BY COLLECTIVE KARMA. BECAUSE WE PERFORM CERTAIN ACTIONS, KARMA ACCUMULATE. THIS HAS INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE CONSEQUENCES.
IMAGINE A POND FULL OF WATER. YOU GO THERE AND SCOOP OUT A BLUCKETFUL OF WATER. THEN YOU SCOOP OUT ANOTHER. IS THE FIRST BUCKTETFUL AND DIFFERENT FROM THE SECOND? CAN YOU SPEAK OF "THIS" WATER AND "THAT" WATER? IT IS THE SAME WITH LIFE. YOU CANNOT SPEAK OF "THIS" LIFE AND "THAT" LIFE.
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AT THIS MOMENT, IF YOU ARE WILLING, THE KARMA OF ADIYOGI, THE FIRST YOGI AND FIRST GURU, CAN BECOME YOURS. IT HAS ALREADY BECOME OURS IN SO MANY WAYS. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS HE ACHIEVED THROUGH HIS KARMA THAT WE ARE MAKING USE OF TODAY. IT HAS BECOME OUR KARMA. YOU MAY NEVER HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SADHANA HE UNDERWENT, BUT YOU CAN ENJOY THE FRUITS OF HIS KARMA BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLE THERE, AVAILABLE TO ALL.
SO THERE IS JUST ONE COMMON KARMA, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COMMON EXISTENCE. BUT BASED ON YOUR QUALITY, YOU ATTRACT A PARTICULAR KIND OF KARMA TO YOURSELF. THE MOMENT OF DEATH IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING THE KIND OF QUALITY YOU HAVE AND THE KIND OF KARMA YOU ATTRACT. SO IF YOU DIE IN ANGER, IN HATRED, IN MISERY OR IN PAIN, YOU ATTRACT ONE KIND OF KARMA. IF YOU DIE IN PEACE OR BLISSFULNESS, YOU ATTRACT ANOTHER KIND OF KARMA.
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IN THE LAST OF FORTY SECONDS OF A PERSON'S LIFETIME, MANY LIFETIMES OF ACCUMULATED KARMA PLAY OUT IN FAST-FORWARD. IN THOSE CRUCIAL FORTY SECONDS, IF A PERSON MANAGES TO STAY AWARE, THEY CAN DROP LIFETIMES OF KARMA. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT KIND OF LIFE THEY HAVE LIVED. IF THEY ARE IN A CONSECRATED SPACE, OR IF THEY HAVE LIVED. IF THEY ARE IN A CONSECRATED SPACE, OR IF THEY HAVE DONE SOME SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MANAGE TO STAY CONSCIOUS, THAT INTENSE PHASE WILL WIPE THEM CLEAN AND THEY CAN DISSOLVE THEIR KARMA ALTOGETHER.
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THIS IS WHY EVERY RELIGIOUS TRADITION PLACES AN EMPHASIS ON DYING IN PEACE. THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS GIVES ONE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THE NEXT TIME ROUND. DYING IN JOY OR LOVE IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO DIE. DYING IN WHAT THE YOGIC TRADITION CALLS THE SAMADHI STATE IS THE ULTIMATE WAY TO DIE. THIS MEANS THAT WHILE YOU ARE LIVING, YOU WALK CONSCIOUSLY INTO DEATH.
THE EFFECT OF KARMA
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AGING AND DEATH
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- TOWARD THE END OF A PERSON'S LIFE, AS THE ALLOTTED KARMA REACHES COMPLETION, THE ENERGY BODY BEGINS TO GROW FEEBLE. AS A RESULT, THE PHYSICAL BODY GROWS INCREASINGLY FEEBLE AS WELL, AND THE CAPACITY OF THE ENERGY, OR PRANIC, BODY TO HOLD ON TO THE PHYSICAL BODY RECEDES. AS THE INFORMATION RUNS OUT, LIFE SLOWLY PETERS OUT. PHYSICAL LIFE BEGINS TO LOSE ITS INTENSITY.
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- THIS IS WHY YOU MAY NOTICE THAT EVEN A PERSON WHO HAS LIVED A VERY BASE, MATERIAL LIFE OFTEN SEEMS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE THEIR DEATH TO CARRY AN AIR OF ETHEREAL PEACE, MATURITY, AND WISDOM. SUCH A PERSON IS MUCH LESS ATTACHED TO PEOPLE AND LESS SHAKEN BY EXTERNAL SITUATIONS.
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- WHEN THE PRANIC (ENERGY) BODY IS FEEBLE, IT WILL SLIP OUT OF THE BODY. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL DEATH OLD AGE. THE DOCTORS INCARIABLY DIAGNOSE THIS AS AN ORGAN FAILURE OF SOME SORT, BUT THE FACT IS JUST THAT THE PERSON HAS SLIPPED OUT OF THE BODY BECAUSE OF THE FEEBLENESS OF THE ENERGY BODY. THIS IS THE IDEAL WAY TO DIE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT BEING FORCED OUT OF THE BODY, YOU ARE NATURALLY MOVING OUT. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GO.
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- SUCH BEINGS EXIST NOW NOT ON THE BASIS OF DISCRETION OR CONSCIOUS VOLITION BUT ON THE BASIS OF THEIR TENDENCIES, WHICH BUFFET THEM ABOUT WITHOUT ANY VOLITION ON THEIR PART. SINCE THEY ARE RULED ONLY BY TENDENCIES AT THIS POINT, THE KARMA TAKES MUCH LONGER TO WORK ITSELF OUT.
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- BASICALLY , THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU FUNCTION UNCONSCIOUSLY, YOUR KARMA RULES YOU ABSOLUTELY. AS SOON AS YOU FUNCTION WITH SOME AWARENESS, THE POWER OF KARMA OVER YOURLIFE WEAKNESS. IN LIFE BEYOND THE BODY, DISCRETION DOES NOT EXIST, SO KARMA RULES ABSOLTELY. IF YOU HAVE PLEASANT KARMA WITHIN YOU, IT GETS MAGNIFIED, AND IF YOU HAVE UNPLEASANT KARMA WITHIN YOU, IT GETS INTENSIFIED. IT IS THESE INTERNAL CONDITONS THAT ARE REFERRED TO AS HEAVEN AND HELL IN MANY TRADITIONS.
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- THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS YOUR KARMA WHEN YOU ARE IN THE EMBODIES STATE. AT THIS POINT, YOU CAN WORK OUT IN TEN YEARS WHAT MIGHT TAKE A HUNDRED YEARS IN THE DISEMBODIED CONDITION.
- EVEN TODAY, THERE ARE TENDENCIES THAT ARE PUSHING AND PULLING YOU. THIS IS WHY THE WORD RESPONSIBILITY IS SO IMPORTANT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EXERCISE THE CHOICE EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE, EITHER TO FOLLOW YOUR TENDENCY OR TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION. IF YOU LIVE WITH THIS SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, YOUR TENDENCIES WILL NOT RULE YOU, AND YOUR FUTURE WILL NOT MIMIC THE PAST.
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- THERE IS MUCH TERROR IN THE WORLD AROUND THE IDEA OF GHOSTS. SINCE THE ALLOTTED KARMA IS STILL STRONG, THEIR PRESENCE IS FELT A LITTLE MORE STRONGLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THE MORE SENSITIVE MAY BE ABLE TO SENS THIS. BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR ABOUT THEIR PRESENCE. THINK OF A GHOST SIMPLY AS A PERSON, LIKE YOU, WHO HAPPENED TO LOSE THEIR BODY. YOU ARE ALSO A GHOST, BUT WITH A BODY. NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE, REALLY! A GHOST WITH A BODY CAN CAUSE MUCH HARM, AS YOU KNOW, BUT A GHOST WITHOUT A BODY HAS MEAGER CAPABILITIES.
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- THE WORD KARMA IS DERIVED FROM THE SANSKRIT KRI, TO DO, ALL ACTION IS KARMA. TECHNICALLY, THIS WORD ALSO MEANS THE EFFECTS OF ACTIONS. IN CONNECTION WITH METAPHYSICS, IT SOMETIMES MEANS THE EFFECTS, OF WHICH OUT PAST ACTIONS WERE THE CAUSES. BUT IN KARMA-YOGA WE HAVE SIMPLY TO DO WITH THE WORD KARMA AS MEANING WORK. THE GOAL OF MANKIND IS KNOWLEDGE. THAT IS THE ONE IDEAL PLACED BEFORE US BY EASTERN PHILOSOPHY. PLEASURE IS NOT THE GOAL OF MAN, BUT KNOWLEDGE. PLEASURE AND HAPPINESS COME TO AN END. IT IS A MISTAKE TO SUPPOSE THAT PLEASURE IS THE GOAL. THE CAUSE OF ALL THE MISERIES WE HAVE IN THE WORD IS THAT MEN FOOLISHLY THINK PLEASURE TO NE THE IDEAL TO STIVE FOR. AFTER A TIME MAN FINDS THAT IT IS NOT HAPPINESS, BUT KNOWLEDGE, TOWARDS WHICH HE IS GOING, AND THE BOTH PLEASURE AND PAIN ARE GREAT TEACHERS, AND THAT HE LEARNS AS MUCH FROM EVIL AS FROM GOOD. AS PLEASURE AND PAIN PASS BEFORE HIS SOUL THEY HAVE UPON IT DIFFERENT PICTURES, AND THE RESULT OF THESE COMBINED IMPRESSIONS IS WHAT IS CALLED MAN'S "CHARACTER". IF YOU TAKE THE CHARACTER OF ANY MAN, IT REALLY IS BUT THE AGGREGATE OF TENDENCIES, THE SUM TOTAL OF THE BENT OF HIS MIND, YOU WILL FIND THAT MISERY AND HAPPINESS ARE EQUAL FACTORS IN THE FORMATION OF THAT CHARACTER. GOOD AND EVIL HAVE AN EQUAL SHARE IN MOULDING CHARACTER, AND IN SOME INSTANCES MISERY IS A GREATER TEACHER THAN HAPPINESS. IN STUDYING THE GREAT CHARACTERS THE WORLD HAS PRODUCED, I DARE SAY, IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES, IT WOULD BE FOUND THA IT WAS MISERY THAT TAUGHT MORE THAN HAPPINESS, IT WAS POVERTY THAT TAUGHT MORE THAN WEALTH, IT WAS BLOWS THAT BROUGHT OUT THEIR INNER FIVE MORE THAN PRAISE.
THE YOGA OF HEAT AND LIGHT
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YAMA AND NIYAMA ARE SIMPLE GUIDELINES, THE DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH, SUCH AS NONVIOLENCE, COMMITMENT TO TRUTH, AND SO ON. THEY CREATE THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE FOR ONE'S SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION. ONCE A PERSON IS ENLIGHTENED, THESE DOS AND DON'TS ARE OF LITTLE RELEVANCE. WHEN COMPASSION WITHIN YOU IS OVERFLOWING AND DIVINITY HAS COME TO THE FORE NO RULES NEED TO BE PRESCRIBED. HUMAN NATURE AT THIS POINT KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A GIVEN SITUATION. BUT THESE SIMPLE NORMAL WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A GIVEN SITUATION. BUT THESE SIMPLE MORAL STRICTURE WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE BENEFITS OF THOSE STARTING OUT ON THE PATH.
ASANAS ARE, OF COURSE, THE MANY PHYSICAL YOGA POSTURES PRACTICED BY THE SEEKER IN A CERTAIN STATE OF AWARENESS. THEY ARE A WAY OF MANIPULATING YOUR INNER ENERGIES IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION, A WAY OF KNEADING THE BODY TOWARD A HIGHER POSSIBILITY. IF YOU HAVE EVER MADE BREAD, YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE QUALITY OF THE BREAD QUALITY ON HOW EFFICIENTLY THE DOUGH HAS BEEN KNEADED. SIMILARLY, ASANAS ARE ABOUT ELEVATING CONSCIOUSNESS BY THROUGHLY KNEADING THE BODY. THIS IS HOW DEEP THE SCIENCE OF YOGA IS : IT JOURNEY FROM THE OUTER TO THE INNER, REMINDING US THAT WORKING CONSCIOUSLY ON THE PHYSICAL LEVEL CAN ALTER THE WAY ONE THINGS, FEELS, AND EXPERIENCES LIFE AND CAN ULTIMATELY LEAD ONE TO HIGHER SPIRITUAL POSSIBILITIES.
MOST SPIRITUAL PRACTITIONERS WILL VOUCH FOR THIS. NINETY PERCENT CANNOT MEDITATE, ONLY AFTER A PRACTICE THAT FIRES THEM AND BURNS UP COMPUSLIVE KARMAS CAN THEY CLOSE THEIR EYES AND SIT STILL. SO THE IDEAL SADHANA IS A BALANCE BETWEEN THE FIRE AND THE LIGHT ASPECTS. PERSONALLY, I AM FINE WITH THE FIRE ASPECTS, BECAUSE I CANNOT STAND INSIPIDITY. I PREFER RAGE TO TIMENESS AND LIFELESSNESS! BUT THOSE WHO ARE ON FIRE ALL TIME DO NOT FIT INTO SOCIAL SITUATIONS EASILY. SO IT IS BEST TO CREATE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
ONCE YOUR ALLOTTED KARMA (PARABDHA) IS HANDLED, A CERTAIN INNER SPACE IS FREED UP WITHIN YOU. THIS GIVES YOU THE ROOM TO PERCEIVE LIFE WITH A CERTAIN CLARITY. YOU NEED NOT WORK OUT EVERYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE YOU NOW SEE THAT THE ENTIRE KARMIC INFLUENCE IS ILLUSORY. ONCE YOU HAVE THE CLARITY OF REALIZATION, IT IS EASY TO DROP IT WHEN NECESSARY.
WORKING OUT YOUR ENTIRE ACCUMULATED KARMA (SANCHITA) IS A VERY LING PROCESS, BECAUSE THE ACCUMULATION IS MASSIVE. SO NOT TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE CONTENT OF YOUR WAREHOUSE, IT WILL TAKE FOREVER TO GO THROUGH , AND IT MIGHT WELL ENGULF YOU! THE DANGER OF SHIFTING THROUGH YOUR KARMA IS THAT YOU COULD WELL FIND PRECIOUS ELEMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO PRESERVE. JUST HANDLE THE ALLOTTED KARMA AND MAKE USE OF THE CLEAR SPACE TO DROP THE ACCUMULATED KARMA ALTOGETHER. THE MOMENT YOU CLOSE THE RETAIL OUTLET, THE WAREHOUSE LOOKS LIKE MEANINGLESS TRASH! SO WHEN THE TIME COMES, YOU SIMPLY DISPOSE OF THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE WHOLESALE - WITH ALL ITS CONTENT STORAGE FACILITY.
IT IS THE SUN THAT HAS TURNED WATER INT A CLOUD AND AGAIN IT A SILVER LINING. BUT THE CLOUD IS NOW BLOCKING THE SUN! YOU COULD WRITE ENDLESS POETRY ABOUT THIS EXQUISITE SILVER-LACED CLOUD, BUT YOU WILL END UP MISSING THE SUN. THIS IS THE NATURE OF KARMA. AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT MAY LOOK , IT BLOCKS THE SOURCE OF CREATION. THERE MAY A BEAUTY IN SOME ASPECTS OF KARMA. BUT DO NOT FORGET THE SOURCE FROM WHICH IT HAS SPRUNG. THE SOURE MAY BE NO-THING BUT IMPLICT IN IT IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY. THE POSSIBILITY TO BECOME EVERYTHING.
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WHILE EVERY KRIYA REQUIRES A INITIATION, THERE IS ONE KRIYA THAT I OFTEN THAT REQUIRES NO INITIATION. THIS IS THE ISHA KRIYA, A SIMPLE DAILY PRACTICE THAT ENHANCES HEALTH, DYNAMISM, MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, OFFERS A MEANS TO COPE WITH THE HECTIC PACE OF MODERN LIFE, AND EMPOWERS ONE TO LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL . IT IS A REMINDER THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO US THAN OUR BODY AND OUR MIND. THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THIS THREE-STAGE PRACTICE WILL FIND IT ON THE SADHGURU APP. (ISHA.SADHGURU.ORG/APP)
KARMA YOGA AND THE
ENERGY BODY
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IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFORMING MIRACLES.
IT IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE MIRACLE OF LIFE THAT YOU ARE.
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FIXING THE DESTINATION
I OFTEN SAY THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE THING I AM REALLY GOOD AT, MAKING PLACES AND PEOPLE CRACKLE WITH ENERGY. EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I DO - ALL MY TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD, GIVING TALKS, CONDUCTING PROGRAMS, INITIATING ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROJECTS - IS INCIDENTAL. THIS DOES NOT MEAN I DO VALUE THE WORK THAT I DO. I THROW MYSELF WHOLEHEARTEDLY INTO ALL OF IT. BUT MY PRIMARY AREA OF EXPERTISE IS LIFE ENERGY. I AM AN ENERGY MECHANIC ABOVE ALL ELSE.
KARMA YOGA ON THE LEVEL OF THE ENERGY, OR PRANIC, BODY IS VITAL FOR MANY REASON. FOR ONE, IT CAN TRANSFORM OR REGENERATE THE ENERGY BODY IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS NOT JUST BORN ANEW BUT ACTUALLY STAYS NEW. NO MATTER HOW MUCH EXERCISE OR HATHA YOGA YOU DO, HOW CAREFULLY YOU WATCH YOUR DIET, YOUR PHYSICAL BODY WILL AGE AND DECAY. THE MENTAL BODY IS A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT, BUT IT CAN ALSO RUST WITH AGE. THERE ARE MANY WHO FIND THAT THEIR MEMORY IS NOT AS SHARP AS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER. THE ENERGY BODY, HOWEVER, CAN BE COMPLETELY UNAFFECTED BY THE AGING BORN AND KEEP IT IN MINT-FRESH CONDITION UNTIL YOU DIE. THE IMPACT OF A STRONG ENERGY BODY ON YOUR LIFE AND ON THE WORLD AROUND YOU IN TREMENDOUS. FOR MANY, IT CAN SEEM NEARMIRACULOUS.
DESCRIBING ENEMIES AS FRIENDS IS , OF COURSE, MERE ERUPHEMISTIC WORDPLAY! IT BEARS NO RELATIONSHIP TO REALITY. MANY CHOOSE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AT THIS SUPERFICIAL LEVEL. THEY OPT FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT RATHER THAN SELF-TRANSFORMATION, HOPING THAT A LIFE OF TEPID AFFABILITY AND GENERAL AGREEDABILITY WILL TAKE THEM TO THE ULTIMATE. THEY FORGET THAT THE SOCIAL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE EXISTENTIAL.
THIS IS WHY KARMA YOGA HAS TO BE APPROACHED ON MANY LEVELS. MERELY WORKING ON THE LEVEL OF THE PHYSICAL AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IS NOT ENOUGH. IF YOU CLEAN YOUR MENTAL STATE OF KARMIC SUBSTANCE, YOU MAY BE APPRECIATED SOCIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS A CERTAIN PEACE, YOU MAY BE APPRECIATED SOCIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS A CERTAIN PEACE, JOY AND SWEETNESS ABOUT YOUR PRESENCE. PEOPLE MAY ENJOY BEING AROUND YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE CLEANED UP YOUR MIND. BUT THIS STILL DOES NOT CHANGE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH YOU ARE GOING. YOU WILLS STILL INFLUENCED BY THE RESIDUAL IMPACT OF LIFETIMES OF EXPERIENCE THAT LEAD YOU BY YOUR TENDENCIES. ONLY IF YOU BEGIN TO CLEAN THE ENERGY BODY OF KARMIC CONTENT WILL YOU BEGIN TO MOVE IN A NEW DIRECTION. INSTEAD OF BEING RULED BY TENDENCIES, YOU NOW BEGIN TO BECOME A CONSCIOUS BEING.
THE KRIYA SHAMBHAVI MAHAMUDRA THAT I INITIATE PEOPLE INTO DURING MY INNER ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IS SIGNIFICANT FOR THIS REASON. IT PICKS OFF THE KARMIC MATERIAL FROM THE ENERGY SYSTEM AND THEREBY CHANGES YOUR DESTINATION. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DEVOTE THE PROGRAM TO TURNING OUT PLEASANT HUMAN BEING . THIS WOULD MEET WITH GREAT SOCIAL APPROVAL. BUT WHETHER YOU ARE PLEASANT OR UNPLEASANT HAS NO SPIRITUAL RELEVANCE. ONCE YOU TRANSFORM THE CONTENT OF THE ENERGY BODY, THE FUNDAMENTAL OF LIFE WILL BEGIN TO ALERT. YOU ARE NOW HUGELY EMPOWERED TO BEGIN YOUR MARCH TOWARD FREEDOM.
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