Karma and
Military-Service All
action has corresponding reaction. An individual action has an individual
reaction. Collectively people are asked to do ethical actions. This brings up
good collective reaction. Reverse of it produces collective bad reaction.
Nature has its own way of correcting and fulfilling reactions of individual
good and bad action. Likewise collective reactions are to be fulfilled. One may
not be able to truly understand the depth of these things for his perception
and understanding is limited to guage these depths. Internal ascension into
higher [regions] opens vision to see things clearly and how they happen. We
should, therefore strive fully, honestly, faithfully and diligently to proceed
within. Those who are earnest and devoted are crowned with success. Many things
become clear which otherwise with all the reasoning and intelligence will be at
best hazy and foggy. But to those who are regularly devoted to meditation in
the accurate way their inner development takes them face to face to their
Radiant Form of the Master within - in which God Power appears - who talks to
them as we talk outside, guides them in all matters - when the time comes, for
their leaving the physical body, He tells them that they have to go. There is
nothing strange in it. It is every day happening. * * * The
principle of non-violence in military service should not be difficult for your
reconciliation. The enrolled soldiers are not
responsible for the execution of orders given to them during their war services,
as they are simply carrying out the orders passed on to them by their superior
officers manning the operations. The
payment of taxes for military purposes is equally a legitimate obligation on
the part
of good citizens when they are called upon to do so by the civil authorities
who are responsible for their safety and general welfare. You will please
appreciate that none of the vocations usually stand in the way of spiritual
progress, save some intentional morality, which becomes a source of bondage and
contracting of Karma. Non-violence means to sacrifice one's own self if need
be, for the good of others and not take life for the greed of ourself. It is an
ennobling virtue, which means non-injury to the living in thought, word and
deed. You will find a more exhaustive explanation on the subject from the
forthcoming book entitled Karmas, which will enlighten your personal
understanding. Param
Sant Kirpal Singh |