Query: Finding my spiritual path... How do I get rid of bad karma, negative karma...
shape my destiny!
Vijay Kumar:
Wishes and desires... whims and fancies carry no meaning in the spiritual
world! As is our karma... accordingly would be our destiny! The infallible doctrine of karma is absolute in
all respects! In the field of spirituality... there is no forgiveness! In the human form we practice
forgiveness but the world of our soul atman remains absolute and above all... never affected by the
inhibitions of the physical manifest world!
Why human beings do not pursue the spiritual path is evident from the fact...
God Almighty ordained a journey of 12.4 million earthly years in the human form to reach the stage of enlightenment
(kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha). Enlightenment is not that easily gained... bogged down by wanton
desires and greed for materialistic riches... most human beings fear treading the uncharted spiritual
path!
Who knows the balance of karma from previous manifestations? All is
hidden by God Almighty! The only fact we are aware of is the present manifestation by our soul atman...
whether we took birth in the house of a cobbler or a king! The indeterminate Prarabdha karma can fructify any
moment of time... now... the next manifestation... or many manifestations henceforth!
The vast mazes of physical inhibitions... attractions of the physical
world were built by God Almighty to prolong the spiritual journey! Only serious seekers of spirituality take
the spiritual journey... the path to God! This can be gauged from the fact that only two persons in the last
150 years world over gained enlightenment... Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana!
The journey to the stage of enlightenment is difficult... but not
impossible! I get numerous queries from world over... most queries relate to birth and death, past life...
sufferings and so on! When people are happy... when experiencing happiness how many remember God? Most human
beings remember God only when they suffer... never otherwise!
True devotees of God... true seekers of the spiritual path are those... who seek God irrespective of everything
else in life! When 13 years of age... I wanted to see and meet God in this very life! No matter what... comes
whatever may... I shall meet and see God in this very life! Prepared to abandon even my family... nears and
dears... I was not only willing to travel the extra mile... I was willing to do anything that God Almighty bid me
to do!
25 years of Yoga meditation... my own way... I finally crossed the ocean
of Samsara (worldly life)... reached the 8.4 millionth manifestation... the last in the cosmic life cycle!
When young, I was not even aware of words like self realization, meaning of karma, meaning of Dharma, the
crux behind birth and death, differentiating between falsehood and truth... and what not!
Step-by-step as I proceeded on the spiritual path... the intricacies of
the spiritual world unfolded before me! I became aware of the happenings of the spiritual world slowly but
steadily! Mighty are the ways of God Almighty... one who truly desires God in this life will reach him! We
only need a goal in life... pursued with the bulldog determination of Winston Churchill... with all eggs in
one basket!
The most important factor on the spiritual path is taking the route of absolute truthfulness all the time (not most
of the time). There are no shortcuts on the spiritual path. Pujas and path of Bhakti yoga are rituals which do not
mean much on the spiritual path. Spirituality is something totally different from religion.
Whole of my life I never went to a temple. The temple of God always
existed within me. God Almighty exists within me in minuscule form as my soul atman. The moment I realized
the folly that it is not the human body that has manifested the soul atman... but it is our soul atman that
is the master and controller of the body... things became easier!
Rhetoric plays no role in the spiritual journey of life! What we need
pursuing all the time is listening to the sweet small inner voice of our soul atman that seems to come from
within our heart! Pursued by the promptings of my soul atman... the voice of my soul atman... I finally
cleared all the hurdles on the spiritual path... reached the 8.4 millionth manifestation!
Most human beings in life who tend to play charlatan... fail on the spiritual path! World is full of such people...
the make-believes! In search of God Almighty, I had absolutely no time for non-specifics in the short life span of
70 to 80 years! My all energies were concentrated towards the only goal of life... searching for God Almighty...
reaching God Almighty at the earliest!
Burning the karma from all previous manifestations... the negative
residual balance of karma... the Prarabdha karma is possible only when we truly realize the mantra for
Prarabdha karma! In my lifetime of 52 years, I have given this mantra to only two people till date. At the
opportune moment... when a serious seeker of spirituality reaches the required level... I impart the mantra
to one.
This is the same mantra for which yogis... spiritual masters of yester
era charged Rs. One lac (100 grand)... which in today's terms would amount to $1 million! In the house of
God... all is available free. It is the capability of the student that merits receiving the mantra. Chances
of ladies receiving this mantra from me are almost nil! Why?
In the history of mankind only two ladies till date, Gargi and Maitreyi
gained enlightenment in their lifetime! Gargi was a famous philosopher who excelled on the topic of sex.
Maitreyi was the second wife of sage Jnanavalakya... the composer and compiler of Brihadaranakya Upanishad!
The Gargi and Maitreyi colleges in New Delhi, India are reminiscent of the glorious lives of these two
ladies!
In woman form... due to the inherently existing feeling of Moha (deep
emotional attachment)... gaining enlightenment is very difficult. Establishing absolute control over the five
senses and the mind is difficult for ladies but not impossible! It is this deeply imbibed feeling of Moha
that keeps families and the community bonded together. In absence of Moha... everything in life would go
astray... the Cosmos simply could not exist!
Doing selfless service... indulgence in sadhana and Satsanga are more of
rituals than seriously pursuing the path of spirituality... the prime reason why treading the path of
enlightenment and salvation is difficult for ladies! Mira Bai was a devotee of Lord Krishna... not a traveler
of the spiritual path! I would again reiterate... traveling the spiritual path by ladies is extremely
difficult... not impossible! Mira Bai was just a Bhakta... a true religious devotee!
A to Z of Spiritual Path explained in words everyone can easily understand and
fathom. More on karma can be found at : http://www.vijaykumar.org/Spiritual-Journey/... Vijay Kumar - 5 June 2010.
Full text of query: i feel that if a person has positive karma
balance from past lives then why they do not resort to finding the truth and use it instead often they reduce
the karma points in the present lives. pure positive karma points should be one which create spritual inquiry
not temperory wealth and fame.
Can u suggest some ways by which one can burn past karma with a speed like vaccum cleaner. i believe in doing
selfless service, sadhana and satsanga.