The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-03-10
KARMAN
Justice or Punishment

As before stated, Karman action, since are
always acting either by thoughts deeds DESIRES aSpira
TONS it is who for either pleasant or
plant lives for the future. grow towards
that OF reincarnatiOn, live reap the results
OF our actions in former life the we are
sowing now what we will reap in the future Theosopbs
sometime refer these twin doctrines 1t not new
1t has been taught from time nmemoria found
today in all of the great religions and PHILOSOPHERS
but each had their quaint way expressing exoter
caly CfOr the public.
ancient Greeks described it as the Cfamiar) three
faes the three desines the three spnners destiny
Aropos; KOthO; and Laches they said AtropOs
future which is inevitably coming and that Kotho was
the spinner that which is taking place which we
are spinning or weaving in our minds and feelings it
called the preset Lachesis called the past that
we are niw working out in this body
The ancient Jews said. "And visiting the iniquy the
fathers upon children unto the third and fourth genera
tons, meaning that the children former self
and that we are now the father of future Se-Whe
Jesus asks man gather figs from thistIes or cranes
from thorns meaning that produces like for we know
that rose seed cannot anything else except
and etc. If have good life and on
this earth il, is only in another life earth that we
can receive the cOnsequence would farmer plant crop
one part OF the country and expect togaher the harvest in
other part of the country of not and SO it is
with he seeds of thought and he reaps
the crop where ne sowed them which in himself and in
this nhvsica world Orr universe is ruled order
and this word Karman that fact of
and consistency
1t is only this doctrine sayy can explain to us
the mysterious problem of good and evil reconcile
to the terrible and injustice
such certainty can quiet revOted of justice
when one unaquaned with the noble doctrine looks around
n and observes the Inequalities of birth and fortune; of
intellect and capacities when honor paid fools
pfOIgateS whom fortune heaped her
privilege of birth and their neghbOr all
his intellect and noble virtues far deserving every
way, perShmg for want and lack of sympathy
sees all this and has to turn helpless
suffering, ones ringing aching with the
cries of pain him. that blessed knowledge Karma
alone prevents him from cursng life men, well as
their supposed creator Truly robust faith required
believe that it is presumption to question Justice one
who creates helpless little but to perpex him.
test faith with which that may have forgotten
not neglected to endOW him happens sometime Compare
this blind faith with the philosophical belief every
reasonable evidence and feexperience in Nemesis
the law of retribution.
"Karma creates nothing does it design 1t is man
who plans and creates Karmc adjusts
effects which adjustment is not act universal
mOny, tending to its original position like a
mOny, tending to its original position like
Dough which bent down too fOrciby with cor
responding vigor happened to dslOcate the
tried to bend OF of its natural position we say that
it is thu bough wNch broke that folly
has brought us grief"-SECRET DOCTRINE v-2-3O3-5
Conclusion next week.
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