LETTING KARMA DO THE DIRTY WORK


















“There are two types of seeds in the mind:
those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred
and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy.
Spirituality is germination and sprouting of the second group
and transforming the first group.”

― Amit Ray



All angry people do not hate or seek revenge. Hatred and revenge come from extreme insecurity and fear. On this planet, I think, almost all of us experience and express anger in some degree or the other. But, hatred and revenge – yes, only a small segment of mankind has them.

That is a good news!

I look to my immediately surroundings… Look at the messages we receive on social media or the news reports… The stories of hate and revenge are there, but not many compared to stories of love, compassion and goodness.

Why look outside… a look inside me reveals that I have ample of anger… But, traces of hatred and revenge are almost not there. My anger hasn’t made me a cruel human being… Yes, at times, it has made me feel lonely and remorseful. I have regretted and come out refreshed, cleansed… stronger and mature. I have apologized sincerely and I have built deeper friendships…

So, in my view, anger is okay, as long as it helps me make amends and become a better human being… I think, it takes great amount of strength to recognize the presence of anger in us, and it takes even more strength to transmute our anger into something sublime…

But, hatred and revenge are deadly enemies of self. While anger can be our ally in self-growth, hatred and revenge are self-destroying forces…

Today, a friend of mine sent this very popular message:

“Strong people do not seek revenge;
they move on and let karma do the dirty work.”

Interestingly, the message was superimposed over the picture of Dwayne Johnson (‘The Rock’), the popular wrestler and actor.

Is Dwayne Johnson a strong man?


The seeds of our mental strength are also the seeds of our spiritual strength. As Amit Ray says, they need to be sown consciously… and, the early they are sown, the longer will be the harvest. Therefore, little kids, who demonstrate anger, are to be guided to grow up as fine human beings without getting consumed by their anger… They need to be guided to show more love, compassion, forgiveness and forbearance.

Hatred and revenge are self-destructive. They are signs of weakness… a spiritual bankruptcy. As the popular message says, strong people do not seek revenge; they move on and let Karma do the dirty work.


GERALD D’CUNHA

Pic.: Kamal Kishore Rikhari

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