How is your karmic account? Are you deep in the red or are things finally starting to balance out for you? Are your earnings that much more than you’d like to admit, or has it really been “good” – in the karmic sense of the word – lately? In truth, none of us can predict or determine with certainty what our karmic account looks like, especially since we operate in space, time, and lives. Much of what our story contains and offers, therefore, is in the realm of cosmic mystery and, as such, is not entirely within the reach of our human being.
In fact, according to the laws of karma, the mere fact that we are here indicates that we may be in the red. We have our lives ahead of us to undo and rebalance our books … once again. Whether we succeed or not depends on every action, choice, thought, and response that we are born with as we walk through life’s journey; Every second and every moment here really counts. And this is where our karmic account differs from any other account that we may be operating here in this life (or others); When it comes to karma, it is not only the currency of the account that matters, but also how we acquire or dispense it.
You don’t just erase your karmic debt by donating millions to charity or being nice to everyone you meet. These could definitely contribute to making the world a much more pleasant place to be, but in reality they can do little to undo any karmic debt you may have incurred. You will see that karmic debt occurs when we experience and engage in any action or choice that binds us to the smallness of the human being; This could be a negative emotion like jealousy or something as natural as being too attached to our home or family.
When we reincarnate, we re-untangle ourselves from the clutches that these feelings, choices, thoughts and actions have on our soul; we return to free ourselves from the traps of life here on earth. Therefore, the way to clear our account is to find ourselves more in the realms of consciousness and the wisdom of the soul, than in naive moral codes and social expectations. In fact, you may need to free yourself from social expectations, be true to your soul’s inner call to undo past karma. Detachment is one way to achieve this, but it is not the only path to liberation from karma.
Sometimes all you need to do is be authentic and let your life unfold. Think about it: you never really know what your karma is, and therefore it is your inner truth that offers you a way to better gauge and guide yourself. This is not to say that being good is meaningless; But if it comes at the cost of being true to yourself, it may not make much of a dent in your karmic account.
