An Old Saying

Jainism Acaranga Sutra said, ~A man is averse from having even the wind knows the sorrow of all things living...He who knows what is bad for himself knows what is bad for others, and he who knows what is bad for others knows what is bad for himsel. This reciprocity should always be borne in the mind. Those whose mind are at piece and who are free from passions do not desire to live [at the expense of others]...He who understands the nature of sin against wind is called a true sage who understands karma.~ What is karma? In its most simplest of terms, karma is the idea that every action you take causes a reaction in the future. Let me ask you this simple question, do you believe in karma?

Essentially, this Hindu belief govers around the law of cause and effect as our actions, whether bad or good, determines a positive and/or negative outcome. To put it in more simpler terms, if you are a bad person you're eventually going to have bad things happen to you and the same goes for being a good person only the exact opposite. If compared to, it would be like the hit NBC tv show My Name Is Earl starring Jason Lee. The premise of the show is that the main Character (Jason Lee) turns his life around by dong good deed for the people he primarily hurt, messed with, and/or stole from in his past. Every episode, so far, ended with him crossing someone's name off his list that he successfully helped.

If you think about it, the simplist deeds we do on a semi-daily basis can oftentimes case a ripple effect to where it snowballs into something bigger. In some aspect, karma and a person leading someone to the Lord somewhat parallel each other as a very significant/special moment which can lead to another such as one person getting saved then that person tell another and so on and so forth. In Acts 61:1 says, ~The Spirit of God is upon me, because the Lord hath annointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.~

For the question can be asked, do these Yodaisms that I send out on a semi-daily basis considered karma or karma related? In a sense, it goes back to cause and effect as a certain topic causes me to think, write, and send out these Yodaisms to you guys and in effect they have some kind of emotional impact, if any, on you. For the most part, writing these Yodaisms has been an outlet for me to help make sense of certain things such as love, relationships, life, friendship, work, and everything in between. Primarily, it has helped give me peace of mind and a better night sleep when certain topics, whether serious or funny, cross my mind or fall into my lap so to speak. So if I have helped anybody out there though what I right, I tip my hat to you.

When I started working at the insane asylum in 1997, I was considered just a complete stranger to "my kids". Fast foward 9 years later, I've seen most of them grow up from little ankle biters to teenagers and they now consider me a big brother or a second dad. Personally speaking, I'm somewhat of a believer in karma as I do deeds for "my kids" who at times don't deserve it at times. Early this morning while getting ready for school one of my 6 & 7 girls called me over, gave me a hug, and then said these three words...I love you. That made my whole day as all the heachaches/frustrations over the past 9 years were all worthwhile because of what she said. In the end, there is an old saying that best sums up this Yodaism on karma and that is what goes around, comes around.