Good Karma, Bad Karma & The Law of Cause and Effect
Ever wonder what is Good Karma and Bad Karma? The words are used a
lot but let's take a closer look at what is karma and how to start
releasing it in your life.
Law of Cause and Effect
Many
people think of karma as the cause of what happens to you in this life,
resulting from the actions and behaviors in previous lives. But really
this is just the beginning of how Good Karma and Bad Karma are viewed
from a Spiritual Healing perspective.
The Greek philosopher
Socrates argued that all events of the world had a rational cause. He
stated that we may not understand the principles that controlled the
events of our lives, but there is always order and reason to everything
in life.
This method of reasoning became known as the “Socratic Method of Argument” and eventually came to be known as "The Law of Cause and Effect".
This simply states that there is a reason for everything. For every
effect in our lives, there is a cause, or series of specific
identifiable causes.
Spiritual Healing & Cause and Effect
So now let's bring it all back home. The Law of Cause and Effect says
that there is a reason for everything. Karma is simply the Law of Cause
and Effect, but applied to the principles of reincarnation.
Most
of us are aware that many, or most, of our issues and challenges start
in childhood. When working with people I'm always using the C&E
principles. And just as Socrates argued, we usually aren't aware of the
reasons for the circumstances or events in our life, but the reasons do
exist.
Many of my clients are surprised to find that the
relationship problems that they have as adults have a lot to do with
how their parents interacted with each other. They're also surprised to
find that the beliefs they hold about money are passed down from their
parents, even though they have been much more financially successful
than their parents.
Yep, there are reasons for every effect, even when we don't know or understand the principles behind the reasons.
Good Karma
Many
spiritual teachers claim that karma is like debts owed. Sometimes there
are positive debts, "Good Karma," and sometimes there are negative
debts, "Bad Karma."
But ultimately there is no "Good Karma" because, like any debt owed, it still is just a debt that has to be repaid.
An
example of "Good Karma" is when we do good deeds with the expectation,
implied or explicit, of some kind of reward. This is like the
pay-in-advance principle. By having the expectation of repayment, we're
setting ourselves up for the debt to be paid back later, either in the
future of this life, or in a future life.
The trap then becomes
when the expectation remains unfulfilled. It becomes our own
expectations that tie us to people, places or events lifetime after
lifetime.
I'll sometimes have clients that feel that their
children owe them for all that they've done and the sacrifices that
they've made. As a result, the parent is left sad and unfulfilled when
their efforts go unrecognized.
Again, it's the "expectation"
that creates the karma. And it's these same unfulfilled expectations
that lead to unhappiness. For one person it may be a child and for
another it may be a spouse, lover, business partner, etc.
The
answer, of course, is when doing good deeds (such as acts of charity)
to do so without expectations. This attitude leads to no karmic affects.
So even "Good Karma" isn't something to be desired in life. The enlightened view is always to neutralize all karma.
Bad Karma
Contrary to common misunderstanding, Bad Karma isn't
when you do something bad to someone then they will do something bad to
you. Bad Karma is when you do some Action to someone and you then feel
guilty or responsible for committing that action.
The important point here is that it becomes your own
Guilt, Blame, Shame or other emotions that keep you indebted to repay
for the actions that you've committed, even when those actions are from
a previous lifetime.
So if you do something "bad" to someone,
and if you feel responsible for what you've done, you've now incurred
"Bad Karma". If that person whom you did something "bad" to feels the
need for revenge, the two of you might even plan a life together where
he has the opportunity of taking his revenge and for you to be released
from your guilt.
Releasing Good Karma and Bad Karma
The real key to releasing Good Karma and Bad Karma is to neutralize the binding emotions to the current events in your life.
Wow, now there's a mouthful! So how do we do that????
Let's
say that your goal is to get a new job or make a certain amount of
money within the next year. But no matter what you try, things just
don't seem to be going your way. Nothing seems to work. It's almost as
if Bad Luck has given you it's own special blessing.
By getting
in touch with the Emotions of the "Bad Karma", we then proceed by
focusing on releasing the emotions associated with the circumstances
and events. When we release the emotions, we are simultaneously
releasing the binding karma.
There are many excellent books and
recordings available on Releasing Karma; however, the most effective
method that I've found is one-on-one with a trained facilitator to
assist the release.
If you find yourself trapped in the Karma Bind then I invite you to check out my Personal Sessions page to setup a Free Trial session and find out if working together would be right for you.
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So now let's bring it all back home. The Law of Cause and Effect says
that there is a reason for everything. Karma is simply the Law of Cause
and Effect, but applied to the principles of reincarnation.
