Desire and Rebirth - 2 Yogi Ashwini

Desire and Rebirth - 2

Yogi Ashwini

The thought of what lies ahead troubles one and all. Many empty their pockets going to astrologers and fortune tellers and resort to all kinds of mantras, yantras etc to alter the course of their life. But how many have been helped by such solutions? There is nothing called a solution or ‘upaya’. A problem is just a manifestation of your negative karmas — you may look at it as a punishment for the wrongs you did, or a chance provided by the Divine to improve your karmic balance, or you may continue fooling yourself by looking for solutions. The science of mantras and healing can temporarily stop your karmas from playing out, but they cannot dissolve your karma unless your Guru desires so. You will have to bear the effect of your karmas, sooner or later. The last time, we had left the discussion at a situation where a person had a very strong desire for being looked after and leading a life of luxury. If he has a backing of strong karmas, he might be born to the royal family in his next birth. If, however, his desire is strong but his karmas do not allow it, he will still be given what he want, but at a lower level of existence — maybe as an exotic pet. Your desires determine what you get, but your karmas decide how you get it. Desires are endless. So whenever you take more than you need, you are doing it by depriving someone else and hence, adding to your negative karmas. So if you have been born to a good family and you are still busy collecting for yourself, be rest assured your next birth will be a much lower form with similar desires, but with lesser means to attain them. And it will become a vicious circle of births and deaths, your desires and problems remaining unchanged and your state deteriorating constantly. You may continue going downwards or change your desires, to elevate to a higher state. This calls for practices like Sanatan Kriya and Ashtang Yoga under the guidance of a Guru. Yogi Ashwini is an authority on the vedic sciences and the author of ‘Sanatan Kriya—The Ageless Dimension.’ He can be reached at dhyan@dhyanfoundation.com