“Facing Challenges and Creating Destiny” by BK Shivani, Gurgaon
National Conference on Mind-Body-Medicine, Mount Abu.
August 6-10, 2010

What is Karma?

Karma is work or energy going out in the form of 1. Thought, 2. Word and/or 3. Action. Resultant return of energy is in the same amount known as Bhagya (Destiny).

The role of God is to ask you to do Karma and to help you to do the RIGHT karma. Then whatever good/bad karma you do, the result is accordingly and entirely your responsibility. Because the result is Destiny (Bhagya). So don’t blame anyone else or God for anything bad. Do not try to blame someone responsible for your own deed and its result.

Be aware and create/decide your own destiny (Bhagya). Actually, the role of God is to:

1. Give us the strength to handle the problem/situation
2. Accompany us in solving the issue
3. Guide
4. Love unconditionally
5. Give proper knowledge and
6. Pour power to face the situation

So pause a little before doing something wrong, think it will never give a good result and possibly you may stop doing wrong.

Never compromise on inner Happiness for gaining profit, position, or fame.

Write a Karmic account of positive and negative deeds before going to bed (maintain a diary or make a mental note). You have to settle your account. Please, understand a simple thing: good work (Karma) will give good destiny (Bhagya), and similarly, bad/negative deeds bad destiny. It is not a mathematical addition or deduction because both good and bad deeds will give their destiny accordingly, but separately. So BE AWARE and understand you can create/decide your own destiny, just BE POWERFUL enough to write your own destiny, because you have to settle the account.


Law of Karma:

Wrong is wrong whatever logical justification you give to satisfy yourself. And the result will be accordingly. So don’t be a lawyer to argue and prove something wrong as right.

Similarly, right is always right, let the whole world disagree with it. And the destiny will be similarly good. To simplify, one may say whatever good or bad I have done, I will get the result.

When something goes wrong or let us say when a problem, insult, or conflict arises, BE AWARE, CHECK the causative karma carefully and CHANGE yourself. The situation will definitely smoothen.

The Karmic Law - Judgment Day

Soul Consciousness:

Actually, we are not the body (physical form), we are souls. We are eternal and non-destroyable. So change in life is just like changing clothes. Life is a complete journey going on and on. That is why the Karmic account will be carried forward even after death.

All this teaches us the role of ETHICS in life. Live by your values and principles ethically.

If you think, you cannot do that, QUIT.

Be ethical and face the challenge. But never ever say to yourself, I had no choice but to do the wrong.

National Conference on Mind-Body-Medicine
Mount Abu
August 6-10, 2010
Part-I The Journey
Part-II Stay, Food, and Beverages
Part-III Mount Abu in Rainy Season

Mount Abu in Rainy Season

With clouds wandering around you and raining at a different speed, greenery at Aravalli hills is maddening the artist/poet in anybody.

Bilimora to Valsad was by car accompanied by my wife Dr Bhavana and friend Anilbhai, then Ranakpur Express drove me to Abu Road Railway station. Despite all the comforts and air-conditioning, I could hardly sleep, because, I had to leave the train early morning at 4. Three persons - Dr Bhavana, BK Jagruti, and the coach attendant woke me up, but I was ready long before they tried.

Return was easy, because, getting down was at 6. If the journey is during the daytime, the view can be enjoyed better.

Book Review: Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh
Part – III How to develop mindfulness 

1. We think that if we can obtain a certain thing, we will be happy. But when we get them, we continue to crave and suffer.
2. Fame, sex, power and wealth are the four kinds of bait that have a hook. If you are motivated by any of the desire, your destiny is suffering.
3. To love each other does not mean we sit and look at each other. It means we look in the same direction.
4. Do not try to be someone else.

Book Review: Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh 
Part – II Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the energy of attention and capacity to be 100% present to what is happening within and around us, right here and right now.

Whatever you do, you do with your whole being.

Invest yourself entirely in the here and now, without running away from here and now.

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.

We have been taught to do many things at once. Actually, forget this and everything. Instead of multitasking, we must restrict ourselves to 'unitask'.

If you are not capable of being in the here and now, you won't be able to recognise yourself, your happiness or your sufferings.

FIVE pieces of training for this:

1. Be aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life. Not to kill anyone and be a supporter of killers. 
2. Be aware of sufferings caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing and oppression. 
3. Sexual misconduct. 
4. Loving speech and deep listening. 
5. Have mindful consumption of drink, eating and consuming. We are what we consume. 

It is being present in the present, with full mind-attention.

Book Review: Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh
Part – I

Our society is founded on a very limited definition of power, namely wealth, professional success, fame, physical strength, military might and political control. My dear Friends, I suggest that there is another kind of power, a greater power: the power to be happy right in the present moment, free from addiction, fear, despair, discrimination, anger and ignorance. This power is a birthright of every human being, celebrated or unknown, rich or poor, strong or weak.

A Vietnamese Buddhist Zen master, poet, scholar and peace activist THICH NHAT HANH wrote this book in 2007 to enlighten us on this subject of power and tell us how true power comes from WITHIN. What we seek is what we already have. He walks to talk and to tell us "LET US HAVE THE COURAGE TO BEGIN THIS WITH OURSELVES." To bring happiness to others, we must be happy.