Is "The Secret" Really Karma in Disguise?

Yesterday, I wrote about a commentary I had read about "The Secret". I won't belabor the article but it did prompt me to think more deeply on some of the more pointed comments about the materialism of the book.

As I thought about it, an interesting thing happened... I came across a description of the twelve laws of Karma. In reading them, I realized that they detail much of what the book is about. The Laws of Karma are really about Cause and Effect.

Isn't that what The Secret was trying to reveal?

I think that all the hoopla over the book, the negative stance, along with some of the 'over the top' statements have taken the point out of focus.

Let's get back to basics, shall we?

The Great Law of Karma

As You Sow, So Shall You Reap

If there is a cause, there is an effect. This is not just a metaphysical law, this is a scientific law - just check out some of the greatest scientists of our time...

Why stating this in a different format should prompt people to sound a warning bell is beyond me. In fact, I'll bet most parents have used this in reminding their children that "what goes around, comes around".

So, if what we sow, we reap, the real point of addressing any issue is within us. It can be no other way.

Think about it... two people can have an identical event happen in their lives and one will take the experience and grow from it. The other, will use it as a point of crystalizing their lives from which every future event is judged. If the event is positive, then each subsequent event may be view positive. If it was negative, other events - not nearly as impactful - seem to take on the same 'flavor'.

But, it's still our choice in how we see it and what we do with it.

So, what's your choice?

What are you willing to sow in order to reap?

Are you willing to see/sow only good -- even in the face of negative/bad events? Knowing that those events are the seeds of what you sowed in the past?

And, if you recognize that you are receiving what you created, you can then begin to change your mind and sow only good...

Let's start today - in our businesses, in our families, in our relationships -- to sow only good, positive and upbeat ideas into each other.

Let's sow INCREASE to everyone we meet...

It doesn't cost a thing but it's benefits to you and to those around you are immeasureable.

I'd love to hear what you've sown today... send me a post.