Understanding karma to achieve real richness in life

A balanced life has nothing to do with bank balance. Of course, bank balance is essential, but in reality, these are a few factors which make a person really rich:

1. A happy family where you can share your views with full liberty; a place where you are able to love and respect each other’s values.

2. It’s not about having countless contacts. It’s about having a few friends with whom you can share all your secrets with trust and without any qualms.

3. It’s having a good living condition where you have the ability to have the food you want to eat at any time which is more important than your buying capability in life. It’s about having a healthy body to do what you want to do without anyone’s help.

4. The last one is financial independence. I would like to call it as financial independence rather than financial abundance. Having more than what you need is more than enough. This is called real richness. This is easy to say, but to achieve it, what you require is not skill; it’s your karma. In fact, if you have a skill, you should use it to change your karma.

Your ability to change the unchangeable is a power which God has blessed you with by birth. But not all are aware of it. Even if they are aware of it, not everyone is working on it. You need to realise that karma is not a concept or a philosophy. It’s a fact; it’s a science that has to be understood and applied in life to enjoy success in every aspect. For this, one has to understand where to start and how to start.

Ask yourself whether there is anything in life about which you are happy and satisfied with. For example, some may have good health but not a happy relationship. What you need to do is to first cherish the good things you have and feel blessed for the good health that is gifted to you.

If you’re not happy about something in life, ask yourself what will make you happy and see that as yourvision. If you fail to have a vision, it’s the nature of the mind to live with imagination.

One has to understand that vision is nothing but a positive imagination which you have created with self-effort along with action. But if you fail to have a vision, imagination is a negative vision which will automatically pour into your mind for every situation.

You must understand the importance of vision. At any given situation, you may have negative thoughts and doubts. It’s natural. But a vision will give power to the mind to eliminate all those negative imagination about your future. In simple terms, it acts like an antivirus. No matter how expensive your computer is, the existing application is protected by an antivirus which also prevents the entry of unwanted applications. Similarly, the vision you hold for your future will act as an antivirus. No matter what all unpleasant imagination arises, a beautiful process called quarantine happens in your mind which will actually prevent you from all the unwanted thoughts and other negative factors which are not supporting your vision. That is the power of vision and this is the great way to begin to change your karma.

Again, tell yourself that if you don’t understand this, you will not have the ability to change your karma. And unless you change your karma, your life is not going to change. Always remember life is not what you have; it’s what you experience with what you have. With this understanding, tell yourself that with a clear vision and the effort to see that vision in meditation, you have the ability to change the unchangeable. Through this process, you change your karma and automatically everything has to change in your life. 

Wishing you a life full of peace, success & abundance.

Atmayogi Shri AasaanjiAham Brahmasmi!