Doctrine Of Karma

Author(s): Abhedananda Swami
Publisher: Ramkrishna Vedanta Math

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SECRET OF KARMA
shall, in consequence, play our parts without reaping the results of sorrow, suffering, and disappointment, which too often come when the motive of our effort is a selfish one. Then also shall we be in no danger of wrong doing. Another thing must be considered before we can work for work's sake. All the forces which we are using in our minds and bodies do not really belong to us. We claim them as our own, but in reality they are not ours. Can we say that the air in our lungs is ours? No; we are only making use of it for a certain purpose. Neither is the force of attraction which holds the molecules of our bodies together ours; it is in the universe. So when we understand our entire organism, physical and mental, we find that all the forces which we are using, belong not to any particular person, but to the universe. Looking at ourselves from the standpoint of the universe, we perceive that our bodies are like so many whirlpools in the sea of matter,
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