The law of karma states “what you sow, so shall you reap”.
Therefore if you sow sadness, you will reap sadness. If you cause pain to another, you will harvest pain in your life.So some of us believe that if you are sorry for what you have done, the karma is learnt and the pain in your life is removed.But such is not the case. What really matters is not whether you are sorry or not but if you really understand why you should be sorry. Karma is not like a school teacher that makes you apologize for hitting the other child in the school yard. Karma as a teacher is a lot more wiser then that. It doesn’t care about the verbal or inner apology. What it really seeks is that you understand why a certain action against another was incorrect or not in balance with universal harmony. That you learn the lesson.
The key to overcoming your karma is not apologizing (either to the other party or a higher power or whatever you would like) but truly understanding why you did what you did, resolving to change and actually changing. In the process, you also forgive those that have been responsible for any painful experiences while learning the lesson.
So when you say sorry, do you also understand? Do you understand why you are sorry, why you SHOULD be sorry, or is it just lip service. Like any teacher, Karma too seeks to make you understand and not in any way humiliate you or break you. It is not your foe but your guide in the treacherous and sometimes lonely path of evolution.
Do not curse your karma but seek to understand it. Understand your actions and their repercussions. The key to overcoming negative karma is UNDERSTANDING and then ACTING ACCORDINGLY. (“This article is inspired and derived from the various teachings of Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, founder of Modern Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga”)
