Collective Karma

What forms a group of people?
A certain number of bodies, minds and souls.
What bonds them into cliques/ groups and societies?
Race, passion or maybe good ol’ Karma?

Having pondered over the ‘K” word time and again, I have one of my theories about collective consciousness called Collective Karma. Although I have been impressed upon by Neale Donald walsch’s Conversations with God and Shakti Gawains’s creative visualization , the bigger and clearer picture emerged with the whole volume of texts from Nicherin diashonin’s Buddhism and its followers.

The teachings of Nicherin Diashonin are based upon his inherent and unshakeable belief in the Law of cause and effect. But many of us do exactly what he did in 13th century but on a subconscious level. Whenever we say that there are no free lunches in life, we warn others of the consequence of their ignorance. When a doctor treats a patient and tells him symptoms and remedies. Each problem and its solution is based upon cause and effect.

When we speak of any topic under the sun, there is an element of cause and effect so intricately woven into it, that we cannot see it and believe that it does not exist. The computer that I write this on, your eyes, your education, your reading habits, your childhood, your birth, your parents, your country of origin and more- all of these are a endless series of manifestations of causes and their effects. The interesting bit is that most effects act as a further cause and that most causes have been effects of earlier causes… its an endless cycle. When you observe your life as a multiple level existence, each level has a visible pattern of causes and effects.

For example: when u see an old lady cross the road near your home in evening , you may never realize the number of permutations and combinations of causes and effects go behind making such a simple phenomenon and you would be comfortable in your ignorance. But this lady’s origin, her existence till date, her will to go onto the other side of the road, setting sun and the building from within which you see are all magnificent examples of creations within this universe that humbly participate and are governed by this law of cause and effect just like the law of gravity, the three dimensions & time.

Its just that the Greek system of logic which has been propagated in our education system, takes karma or the law of cause and effect to such a deep, internal level that its as underrated part of each one’s lives like blood flowing through your veins or air filling your lungs. We live in unconscious denial of its presence, but as soon as we are reminded of the pattern, its so strong and highly visible that we can no longer ignore it. So you may not realize that you have been drawn to this piece in a very mystic karmic way as a result/ effect of many causes- (thoughts, words and deeds) produced in your and my lives. Also that this may act as a catalyst( cause ) to many effects in our lives.. or atleast I hope so. Amen