Associating Karma with financial success seems completely falsified way of using the doctrine of Causality.
I was reading an article and it referred to financial success of people as the results of their Karma. Specially when we speak of “Karma” the context is effect of past life on the current one. Additionally, Karma of current life influencing the future life.
The conceptual explanation of financial success of people to their Karma made me question the concept of Karma itself. Does Financial success mean everything and is the END in itself?
I believe – Not necessarily.
I have seen kids playing with mud, plastic bottles & almost without cloths very happy and kids with LEGO toys at home crying for something else. Just let the kids be little old and see adults or old aged people – they start grumbling about money! But we forget we leave empty handed. Karma in my opinion should be construed as – something that will help us progress. Progress spiritually – if finances help in spiritual progress – be it. But otherwise putting the whole concept of Karma around Financial success is not agreeable.
Specially, when west misunderstands the concepts and tries to prove every point of their belief using concepts such as Karma – I remember Ashtavakra. I remember reading that Ashtavakara in his Geeta denied the concept of Karma.
3 Comments
rummuser · November 22, 2014 at 6:55 pm
Good for you. If you have understood Ashtavakra, you do not need to anything more. You are now a jivan mukta.
KRD Pravin · November 23, 2014 at 6:29 am
Logically I understand Ashtavakra, it has not become my experience. Wish it does… life will be so easy isnt it? No question even liberation from any kind of answers as well, right?
rummuser · November 23, 2014 at 7:15 am
It is a three stage programme. Shravanam,Mananam and Nidhidhyasanam. I have explained this to you personally. AND remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1nd4iqXxRY