Karma means action, work or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.
The opposite of love is not hate: it is apathy, indifference. Today, people are becoming increasingly indifferent to the needs of those around them. American novelist Henry James advised his nephew, Billy, “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.”
So, let’s do all we can to give happiness to as many as we can for it comes back to us. The Gita declares lokasangraha, or welfare of the people, as being a part of every man’s duty. Sadhu Vaswani would ask, “Did you meet him on the road? Did you leave him with the load?” On the road of life, we meet many who carry more than physical loads: their minds are burdened with fear, worry, anxiety, depression and guilt.
One day, as Sadhu Vaswani took a walk on the roadside, he found a beggar lying underneath a tree. The beggar’s clothes were tattered and torn and his feet were stained with mud.
With his own hands, Sadhu Vaswani bathed the body of the beggar and passed on to him his own shirt to wear. The beggar pointed to the cap that was on Sadhu Vaswani’s head. Without the least hesitation, he gave the cap to the beggar and said,
“The shirt and the cap and everything I have is a loan given to me to be passed on to those whose need is greater than mine!”
Everything we have, our time and talents, our education and influence, our wealth and possessions, our health and strength, life itself, is a loan given to us to be passed on to those whose need is greater than ours.
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Source: Times of India