THE LAW OF KARMA

 The saying that "Like Begets Like" provides a clear and deep insight into the laws of karma which had been a confusing topic for the western philosophers. Every manifestation of life reproduces each of the like species or mind after it's own tendencies. So, it follows that the mental patterns that we have as residue would tend to reproduce as like thoughts, choices, and behavior of the previous incarnations.

In the primer to Edgar Cayce, it is quoted as an example from the new testament:

" Whatsoever A Man Sows, That Shall He Also Reap"

(Galatians 6:7)

 This law such establishes order in the universe, instead of chaos and disorder. This law as such emanates from the very nature and love of god. The soul's return in successive incarnations is not God's requirement for repayment or as a punishment, but it is really out of his love that we are allowed again and again and again another and another opportunity to choose the way of life, love and light- for the mistakes and outrageous emotions and actions we ourselves have done in our own previous memories.

 The previous life experiences are supposed to be not just archival records according to Cayce, but they are supposed imbue the very substance of our present lives. They manifest in the cell structure of our bodies, our facial features, our predispositions toward certain diseases such as alcoholism or allergies, our emotions, talents, appetites, and in our reactions towards toward others and the universe about us.

 After death of our physical body, the mental and spiritual bodies remain much the same with respect to patterns and purposes and we move to the experiences and planes of consciousness that we prepared for ourselves. The readings indicate that the reason incarnation has not been retained in Christianity has been a desire to take shortcuts. Many hope that by belonging to a certain organization, sect or belief system, or by claiming a certain affirmation of faith that they would in some special way find favor with God and so thus they would be given special permission to appear directly into his presence after death.

Here I would like to give some very nice quotations from Edgar Cayce Readings and also from the primer and other books written as a summary and explanations of his readings ( By Dr.Herbert.D.Puryear and others published by the A.R.E Foundation); so that we would be able to appreciate deeper meanings and beauty of these readings.

 " Our Entrapment in the earth is not at all due to the evil nature of flesh, but rather to the limiting effect of our own thought forms and desire patterns"

 "In our movement through the universe as a wave of souls, we came upon the three dimensional manifestations of earth plane which we saw, got attracted and thus projected our consciousness into an ongoing evolutionary development of life."

 "As ONE manifestation of the spirit of God, the earth was good and beautiful; but we were not intended to invest our consciousness in it to such an extent that we would forfeit our freedom, forget our heritage, and lose our ability to move through other dimensions of the universe."

 "As we grow in understanding that each encounter is meeting of self, we may also grow in a willingness to assume responsibility for our choices as well as their consequences."

 "As we forgive ourselves and others, we are forgiven"

 "The previous life experiences in the earth are primarily responsible for the karmic patterns of an emotional nature and the previous life experiences in other planes produce patterns of a more mental or innate nature."

 " The Best Definition For The Fourth Dimension Is An 'IDEA'  "

 "In the Edgar Cayce Readings, Third of the three dimensions is referred to as 'Patience'; and Patience is an active force. "

 "Things are the way they are for a reason and exercising Patience means bringing the spirit to bear on the present circumstances, whatever they may be"

 "In the beginning as spiritual beings, we were in the mind God as focal points of individual awareness, yet with an open access to the infinite"

 As a motivation is quickened within us, the life force flows through a pattern, giving expression to that motivation and it manifests in our emotional behavior as a talent, personal quality, a habit, or a disease and the manifestation of such patterns is called Karma. The pattern which is perfect and whole with pure love was energized by Jesus Christ and so we should strive to follow the pattern of pure love that Christ has shown us that it still exists. "