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May 17, 2001 04:53 AM
by dalval14
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Thursday, May 17, 2001 Re: Transmission of Karmic debts or rewards. DearHoward: I fin this
an excellent study in how karma develops for a person, isn’t it? And then looking up in theosophical literature for
corroboration one can find: If on our
choice the resulting Karma is associated with the elementals and “life-atoms” or
Monads, then any effort we make to meet the effects of our past will either
harmonize or further agitate the motivational impress we lay on our vehicles
and components. If
anything the motive for any recourse to health treatments is important. Is prolonging our life merely to save
the “form” because we are “afraid to die?” Is it perhaps because we might further contribute to the
work of spreading Theosophy in the world?
There are
dozens of motives to evaluate and adopt or reject. But the
final solutions are in the individual who is free willer and an “Immortal”. Whatkind
of an impression is he/she leaving on the “little-lives?” Is it going to be selfish or unselfish? Best
wishes Dallas ------------------------------ PS Incidentally
the following articles and references ought to be very useful in solving such a
problem The
spiritual Monad (Atma-Buddhi-Manas, or the Immortal EGO) will of course not
“reincarnate” in animal forms. But the
skandhas (Monads of lesser experience) that form his/our “vehicles,” impressed
with the force of a choice made to deviate from “right conduct”(such as theft,
lying, lust, pride, or other vices) will go out from the chela and settle in
animal or other forms which are consubstantial to and built out of many of
those rejected and tainted samskaras some of which come from other humans as
well. However as
in all things, the Universe (Nature) is a mild, forgiving and forever educative
“Mother.” She
provides by Karma, every opportunity for those Skandhas (samskaras) to return
(as future “karma” in this or a succeeding life} to the Individual Ego who was
responsible for abusing and distorting them. He alone
is to straighten them out and make sure that those ancient wrongs are remedied. [ If you look up Mr. Judge’s THE
PERSIAN STUDENT’S DOCTRINE -- JUDGE Articles, Vol. I p 107 --
Heart Doctrine, p. 140 -- you will find these details given. See also in
Judge’s Articles I p. 125 KARMA IN
THE DESATIR. Further H.P.B. makes
direct reference to this in TRANSMIGRATION OF LIFE ATOMS -- H.P.B. Articles Vol. II p. 253-5). {These sets of books -- 2 for W. Q.
Judge Articles, and 3 for H.P.B. Articles, are published by THE THEOSOPHY
COMPANY, Los Angeles.} Further,
Mr. Judge in THE MORAL LAW OF COMPENSATION Judge Articles I p. 127 gives eve more details. But see H.P.B.’s article TRANSMIGRATION OF LIFE ATOMS as it isthe
best and clearest.cative "ofthose
rejected an DTB ======================================== -----Original Message----- Mayn't the spiritual experience of fighting a disease, win or
lose, or discovering a cure for the disease, fulfill karma as well? Certainly
physical suffering has its place, and is part of the experience of this life,
but it escapes me how suffering voluntarily when there is an option not to can
be correct. If accepting a particular suffering is a personal choice, that's
certainly a personal decision, but for those who choose differently, does that
imply a karmic "penalty?" howard |