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ing action" whether of thought. word
or deed. Since there are no straight
lines in nature. every force tends 20
return to its protector. Once this law
Is recognized. we begin to see the phil
osophy underlying that homeiy adage.
Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost." For 1900 years we in the west
ern world have heard. las man sows.
so shall he reap" yet while giibiy re-
citing this. we SOW Canada thistles and
then rail at fate because We do not
reap California peaches. Whyy Sim
ply because the philosophy underlying
this Is not understood. We fail to
see in man the master of the cause
but the slave of the effect. Nature Is
conquered by obedience to It's laws.
Help Nature and work on with her.
and Nature will regard thee as one of
her creatures and will make obei-
sance," says the Voice OF Silence.
Karma, then. is the law which add
justs effects TO causes on all planes. 1t
Is the ultimate law OF the universe. In
connection with the law OF rebirths--
reinearnation-it explains the prob
lens which now are vexing US. II ex-
plains the unequal distribution of cap
ital and labor: the distinction of class
in society, Of sex in the affairs OF life:
the apparent injustice of birtn-one
man born in a hovel. another in a
palace: one an imbeciie, another with
vigorous. healthy intellect; one
reaching the age OF fourscore and ten
in peace and plenty, the other cut on
in his prime by a violent or ''acciden-
tall death. All that Is due to Kar-
ma, either racial, national or individ-
ual. Man In his efforts toward the ex-
pansion of self-consciousness throws
himself out of harmony with cosmic
law, the result OF the dIscord being
what we call pain and suffering. So
he learns that law has been disregard
ed, and the ultimate result is obedi-
ence to law. the tendency ever being
to restore equilibrium.
The two doctrines which modern
Christianity lacks (but which Jesus
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the one depending on the other. There
Is no mistaking the words of Christ.
With what measure ye mete It shall
be measured to you again" Another
passage teaching both doctrines Is
found In Matthew ". rs. Verify say
unto thee, thou shalt by no means
come out of thence till thou hast paid
the uttermost farthing." implying the
karmic ties that draw the soul back
to rebirth. In Matthew III. IA, the
statement Is made clearly, IF We will
receive 1t. this is Elias, which was for
to come" positive declaration that
Elias had incarnated in John the Bap-
fist. When the disciples asked why
1t was said that Elias would come be-
fore the Messiah, His answer was.
Elias shall truly come first and re-
store all things. but I say unto you
that Elias Is come already and they
knew 1t not"
When the doctrine OF reincarnation
was stamped as a heresy at general
council held by the early church after
the reign Of mental and spiritual dark
ness had set in that of Karma went
also. with what measure ye mets
II shall be measured to you again"
gradually became dead letter in the
church. the vicarious atonement
wrongly interpreted) seeming to Of
fer an escape; and so we have the vari-
GUS schemes to enable man to evade
the penalty Of his own wrong-doing.
The doctrine of Karma-absolute jus
tice-does not appeal TO weak natures.
preferring to shift the responsibility of
their misdeeds on to the shoulders OF
their Creator-an idea which appears
to theosophists little short of blas-
phemy.
Let US now take up the law of Kari
ma and try IL possible to see how it
works. Science now acknowledges
that thought precedes action, that no
action is possible without the thought
or motive power behind 1t; therefore.
thoughts are of the most Importance.
Let US analyze this a little. Suppose
we take mind with no past activities,
with nothing to hinder its perfect free
dom Gan impossibility which some of
our scientific" psychologists assumed
Suppose such mind to evolve a
thought. This thought, repeated many
times, becomes habit OF mind" so
that It runs automatically into this
particular mold. Suppose the grow
ing mind now disapproyes of this par
ticular form of thought Tor Thought
form finds 1t hindrance. The will
by repeated efforts can change this
mental tendency and direct the
thoughts into other channels. Re-
peated coyetous desires will crystalline
into thefts when the opportunity
comes. Thoughts directed toward
helping humanity will crystalline into
deeds OF unexpected heroism. How
often we hear II said: "If had stopped
to think should not have done e."
The saturated mental solution needed
only the additional crystal to solidify
into action Aa Ioup aa VIC have thn