Karmic Bond

Our souls take birth after birth as we have to purify ourselves before joining with the Paramatma. Just like how we cleanse and bathe ourselves and clean the place of worship before praying to God, similarly cleansing of the soul is very necessary for us to be accepted by Paramatma. Funnily most of us wear new and fresh clothes but keep corners of our minds so dirty.. as if God gets impressed by our outward appearance!! Now, we have to look at long term goal of our lives... beyond this life... owing to the real self.. Our soul... We all share Karmic relationships and bonds in this world. None of us can escape this. Sometimes an entire family gets reborn because of their strong karmic bonds. If you are in a relationship that is hurtful... do not hold that person responsible for your pain.. One of the criteria of soul purification is the ‘disrobing’ of EGO. We feel hurt because we have ego. God sends such people around us who are instrumental in destroying our ego. Thus everyone who hurts you is not an evil person or a bad soul (he/she is bound by his/her own karma over which we have no control). So, the people who hurt us are actually doing us a favour (in the long term perspective) by slowly destroying our impurities. Look upon them with compassion and it will be easy for you to forgive. Unless you are able to forgive, you cannot move on. Today if you are the victim, you are actually in an advantageous position... if you forgive, you are releasing yourself from the Karmic bond of that person and you shall owe him/her nothing in your next birth (isn't it great feeling not to see them in next birth?) Whereas your unforgiving, curses etc., will bind you to that person in your next birth too wherein he/she will repay your debts and you will have no choice but to be associated with them again. It is therefore very important to elevate yourself from the level of hurt, pain and agony and work towards bettering your next life. When you pray/chant, do not ask for material benefits which you can buy from market.. do not waste precious prayers in asking for things available materially. Seek Divine Grace that will elevate you to the next level and a step closer with your union with God :)) It will be fulfilling and very peaceful... and you owe it to yourself. No matter how many treatments we undergo or how many discourses we attend, unless we find happiness within, we cannot find it anywhere else. Happiness arising out of material benefit is for the new soul. The older a soul gets, tempered in fire of births in worldly life, associates happiness in Divine grace alone. Not meaning we have to shun/deprive ourselves of good living or running away from worldly duties. But remember, nobody in this world was born to make you happy.. if by chance someone does make you happy, even for a while, consider it a blessing and move on..We are alone responsible for happiness caused to us by changing our thought process.. by imbibing quality of forgiveness and compassion.. I have taken a leap forward and I am holding my hand out for you... Come join me in eternal bliss...take pride in being God's favourite child. Be happy from within and radiate happiness all around.. Remain peaceful.. come what may :))