At
the start of the year, you should resolve to defeat your karma as the chief
resolution. Sounds strange, right? How that is possible is the immediate
thought. I love to quote the story of Savitri and Satyavaan in which Savitri
brought her dead husband back to life from the possession of Yama, the God of
death.
Symbolically
and otherwise, the one aspect visible in this story is that with courage and
passion, anything is possible. And that's why I say, if that karma was
defeated, all karma can be defeated.
How?
That
you have to experience the consequences of your past karma is a reality. But
HOW you choose to do so is a decision that lies squarely in your court. You can
either transform the experience into a new beginning or cry all the way.
The
beauty of life is, even if you do not get what you wanted in one or two aspects
of life, there are many other aspects available to develop because we are very
vast beings, connected to a very large canvas of energy. Why do we need to
limit ourselves?
You
know, I have seen many people go to a multiplex, only to find the movie they
wanted to see showing a houseful board but they look at other options and find
the best one under the circumstances. Why? Because they had made up their minds
to see a movie that day.
Isn't
life somewhat similar? So, maybe, I wanted to be a doctor but ended up being a
pharmacist. Maybe, I badly wanted kids but could not have them. So, I decided
to adopt one. Or maybe, I wanted the proverbial perfect marriage but
circumstances were not perfect and I decided to develop other talents I had. And
kept my friendship going with the spouse.
Positivity all the way...
The
moment you click on the "options" button, you see a drop down menu
with a wide range of choices and if you are a positive, die hard kind of a
person, some options will definitely engage your mind and imagination.
Hey,
after all, we are in this world for a specific period of time. There is no time
to cry over anything. Instead, whatever karma is unfolding before you in your
life is only giving you a chance to turn to other activities which are waiting
to be explored and can be brought within your reach with enough passion and a
desire to make good your life.
So,
you have a Rukmini Devi starting to learn Bharatnatyam at 30 years of age and
you have a Kalakshetra in Chennai as an evidence of her passion for the art.
Look around and many such legends can be seen.
So,
karma resolution through transformation is very doable. Just don't let yourself
go down with self pity and don't let yourself sink into the illusion of
darkness...for, that's all it is an illusion...there is nothing like darkness.
It is the absence of light that we call darkness. Light is the only reality.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
