The Being?

God, the Father who is in secret, can be close to us or far from us. When the child is walking badly, his Father moves away from him; then his child falls into disgrace. He then suffers because of lack of money, he undergoes terrible necessities. The child, by himself, cannot understand the cause of his misery. Obviously, such people believe that they did not do anything bad against anyone. Yet, if they could remember their past lives, then they could evidence for themselves the concrete fact that they treaded on wrong paths. Perhaps they delivered themselves to alcohol, to lust, to adultery, etc. The Father who is in secret, our own divine Spirit, can give to us or take away from us. He knows very well what we deserve, and if we do not presently have money, it is because He does not want to give it to us. He punishes us for our own good.

"Behold, blessed is the man whom God corrects." – Job 5:17

Thus, the Father who loves his child always punishes him for his own good.

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The Father who is in secret has enough power in order to provide for us, as well as to take away from us.

"Behold, blessed is the man whom God corrects." – Job 5:17

So, karma is a medicine that is prescribed to us for our own sake.

Regrettably, people protest, blaspheme, they justify themselves instead of bending down reverently before the living eternal God. Yes, people justify themselves stubbornly, thus like Pontius Pilate they wash their hands. Yet, karma is not modified with complaints. On the contrary, it becomes harder and more severe.

We demand fidelity from our spouse when we ourselves have been adulterers in this life or in former lives. Yes, we want to be loved when we have been merciless and cruel.

We demand comprehension when we have never known how to comprehend anyone, when we have never learned how to see the point of view of our neighbor.

We long for immense bliss when we have always been the cause for much disgrace.

We would have liked to have been born in a very beautiful home with many comforts, yet in past lives we did not know how to provide a home and beauty for our children.

We protest against insulters when we have always insulted everyone who surrounds us.

We want our children to obey us when we have never known how to obey our parents.

Slander annoys us terribly, yet we have filled the world with pain due to our slandering.

Gossip upsets us, we do not want anyone to gossip about us, and nonetheless, we are always involved in gossip and chit- chat, talking badly against our neighbor, mortifying the lives of others.

To that end, we always demand what we have never given. We were evil in all of our former lives, thus we deserve the worst. Nevertheless, we expect the best should be offered to us.

Instead of worrying so much about their sickness, the sick should work for others; they should do works of charity, should try to heal others, console the afflicted, take to the doctor those people who cannot afford to pay the doctor, to give away medicine, etc. Thus, in this manner they will cancel their karma and they will become totally healed.

Those who suffer in their home should multiply their humility, patience, and serenity. They must not answer with insults. They must not tyrannize their neighbor, must not upset those who surround them, must know how to forgive the defects of their neighbor with patience infinitely multiplied. Thus, this is how they will cancel out their karma and will become better.

Regrettably, my dear friends, that ego that each one of us carries within does exactly the contrary of what we are stating here. Thus, for that reason, I consider that it is urgent, unpostponable, and imperative to reduce “the myself” to cosmic dust.