Stressful karma

Fri, Oct 9, 2009
Subject: Friday

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Here I am, eating organic foods prepared from scratch, getting plenty of exercise with a regular meditation routine, and yet there is hypertension that keeps my blood pressure at the borderline of concern. What is that? It is so interesting the way somehow, someway, stress accumulates in minds and bodies, even still there from early on in our lives. My own growing up had its share of stress. Maybe it originates from back then. It takes a long while to grow out of that experience.

Fundamentally, karma is the process of action and reaction. It is widely understood that "as you sow, so shall you reap". Karma is not fate which implies a lack of free will. Karma involves the activity of physical action and mental intention to create its own reaction. Skilled response yields good karma, poor judgement results in worse karma. Yoga offers us means for controlled thoughts and responsive physical bodies.

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