Karma

[Jitendra Hydonus]

We all have to sometime experience the result of our actions which is what karma is. Though it is true that all of us have beneficial karma , most of us here are on the spiritual path and we are making attempts to rid ourselves of the debts we have incurred over life times. Therefore we go through many life transformations and learning experiences to be free of karma.

Amma speaks of three forms of karma;

1. Karma that takes an adjustment in attitude

2. Karma that requires remedial action and must be worked on to change.

A remedial action is intended to correct something that is wrong or to improve a bad situation

3. Karma we have no choice but to endure

What is hopeful to me is that Amma also spoke of karma of nations and people as a whole. She spoke of God’s grace as the only hope in some situations that the earth is presently going thru which she predicted long ago. In the same way we pray for God’s grace for our earth we can also pray for God’s grace in our individual karma.

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Amma's path
Amma’s heart was consumed with the suffering she witnessed.

Amma says that when she questioned the reason for such suffering, the answer that came to her was that the fate  of each individual is ultimately due to their karma—a result created by their previous actions. Reflecting on this, Amma  then thought to herself, “If someone falls into a ditch because of their  karma, then what is my  duty?”

Amma says she heard a voice from  within reply, “Then, it is your duty to lift them up and help them.”

Thus, it was from this nine-year old’s contemplation on human suffering that her path in life was set forth: she would always do whatever she could to help others.