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Karma Talk
by Swami
Beyondananda
Dear
Swami:
Perhaps
you've heard about the recent flap where the publisher
of a certain channeled spiritual text is suing everyone
else who's ever written a book quoting the text, and
won't even consider a dialogue or negotiation.
It's crazy. Here's someone who's published a book
about how we're all these holy children of God, and he
ends up acting like some grinch. How do you
explain something like this, and what can we learn from
this situation?
Rich
Ewell & Sara Mony,
Highland Park, Illinois
Dear
Ann:
Because
I myself am not involved in the case, I cannot comment.
But if I could comment, I would say this: Now that
we've firmly established that we are all Children of
God, it is time to consider how we can become Adults of
God as well. I certainly can understand your
concern about someone "owning" a spiritual
path. Look what happened this past millennium when
the Roman Catholic church tried to trademark "Jesus
Christ." When it came to protecting their own
Brand Name they were worse than Disney. They'd
start with some hearsay, and before you know it they'd
twisted it into heresy. And anyone found to be a
patent violator was tossed in the fire.
Nowadays
we're more civilized, so we sue. But this can lead
to karma trouble down the line. The residue of all
this litigation -- called "sue-widge" -- can
collect on the underside of your karma and really gunk
up the works. Ultimately, you end up in the
Supreme Court, and those Universal lawyers can be
awfully expensive.
So how
do we get past our addled-essence and finally "grow
up" spiritually? By channeling our own
spiritual text, that's how. Because you don't have
to go through the old channels anymore. Now anyone
can get their own link-up and download whatever
programming they want. And there are many, many
programs.
I still
remember the karma driving tip I got from my own guru,
Harry Cohen Baba: "Anytime you see a sign that says
One Way," he told me, "do not enter."
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Dear
Swami:
Well,
the Y2K "crisis" turned out to be just a
little blip. No big breakdowns, no big deal.
And frankly, I feel a little let down. All those
emergency provisions -- what do I do with them?
Got a basement full of Spam that I got through Spamway,
water, extra firewood, even a generator.
Perhaps
the biggest loss, though, is loss of face. There's
this manuscript that was my brainchild -- all about this
new society that would come about after the Y2K
breakdown. What do I do with it now? Swami,
I'm depressed.
Hedforda
Hills,
Crimea River, Idaho
Dear
Hedforda:
Yeah, I
fell for the Spamway rap too -- they promised me that
Spam was the ultimate survival food because it was
guaranteed to be the last thing on my shelf, no matter
what. And sure enough, it is.
Sounds
like you got yourself a case of PMS -- Post-Millennial
Stress disorder. Add to that the loss of a brainchild,
and it's no wonder you are depressed. Well, cheer
up. Just because the world didn't end doesn't mean
it's the end of the world. That stockpiling was your
insurance policy. You don't say at the end of the
year, "Oh, my God. Look at what I spent on
fire insurance this year, and I didn't even have a fire.
What a waste!" So don't worry about saving
face. Your ass was saved, and that should be good
enough for anyone.
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Dear
Swami:
I
recently read an article on how much Americans spend
each year on cosmetic surgery to tighten their buns.
It's astounding. Any comment on the cosmic
significance of this?
Les
Knott,
Woodland Hills, California
Dear Les:
Sure.
It is proof that human beings will use any means
necessary to achieve a desirable end. And let's
face it, if you want to be desirable nowadays, you gotta
have a desirable end. Well, thanks to the miracle
of modern surgical techniques, if you have the means,
the end you desire can be yours.
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Copyright
2000 by Steve Bhaerman. All rights reserved.
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