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THE POWER OF KARMA in her flower.” But this is not the only conclusion we arrive at. Our reflections persuade us to accept the outstanding fact that the stream of life on which we are borne fows onwards continuously and irresistibly, and at every point in its course we are confronted with the law of cause and effect, the law of Karma. We find that each race in turn has been subjected to the operation of this law, that every nation, every institution, every individual, provides its own Karma whereby it rises or falls. This discovery furnishes us with a key to the fluctuation of fortunes and the sequence of events. From a prolonged examination of the operation of this law, there emerges the certitude that a spiritual principle is ever at work, and that Karma is progressive. It appears that the scheme of things is one of compulsory progress.
Fail at your peril is the command inscribed on the roll of history. Every omission to observe this command, every error which is contrary to progression entails an inevitable penalty.
"Take what you will, but pay the price.” In this saying we have a definition of human liberty and its limitations. To a superficial observer it may appear that it is possible to infringe this precept and get away with it, but this is a fallacy and a delusion, and he who
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