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191: THE SCIENCE OF KARMA

On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi came across interesting laws of KARMA

Karma

Karma is the Sanskrit word for action. It is an unbreakable law of the cosmos: the law of cause and effect.

Karma is simply those situations or interactions that help us to navigate our path toward our higher purpose.

Karma is a philosophy of how to live our lives so we can truly become the best version of ourselves and live the most fulfilling life we desire.

Karma is a way of living life that promotes positive thinking and actions.

 

Laws of Karma.

Like Newton’s Law of Motion, Karma also has laws.

 

  1. The Law of Cause & Effect: As you sow, so shall you reap.

According to this law, whatever thoughts or energy you put out, you get back — good or bad.

To receive happiness, peace, love, and friendship, one must BE happy, peaceful, loving, and a true friend.

 

  1. The Law of Creation: Life Requires Our Participation.

The law of creation underscores the importance that life doesn’t just happen to us. To make things happen in your life, you need to take action, instead of waiting for something to magically come your way.

 

  1. The Law of Humility: Accepting “What is”.

The law of humility is based on the principle that you must be humble enough to accept that your current reality is the result of your past actions.

One must accept something in order to change it. 

 

  1. The Law of Growth: Growth starts within us.

To positively shape the world, you need to start with yourself. That’s because real change or personal growth begins with what you have control over, which is yourself, not others.

The law of growth also looks at the things you can’t control and how you deal with accepting this fate. Ultimately, your focus should be on you, not trying to control the people or things around you.

 

  1. The Law of Responsibility: Our Life Is of Our Own Doing.

One must take responsibility for what is in one’s life.

If there is something wrong in one’s life, there is something wrong in them.

 

  1. The Law of Connection: Everything in the Universe Is Inter-connected.

This law is based on the principle that everything in your life, including your past, present, and future, are connected.

Who you are today is the result of your previous actions and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of your actions today.

 

  1. The Law of Focus: Focus on one thing at a time.

Focusing on too many things at once can slow you down and lead to frustration and negativity.

Focus on positive values like love and peace, then you’re less likely to be distracted by negative feelings of resentment, greed, or anger,”

 

  1. The Law of Giving & Hospitality: Your actions, reflect your deeper beliefs.

You must give to the things you believe in.

Give without expecting to get anything in return.

 

  1. The Law of Here & Now: Embrace the present.

To experience peace of mind, you have to embrace the present and let go of negative thoughts or behaviours from your past.

If you get too focused on past events, you’ll keep reliving them. Old thoughts, old patterns of behaviour, and old dreams prevent us from having new ones.

 

  1. The Law of Change: Change gives you a new path.

According to this principle, history will continue to repeat itself until you learn from the experience and take steps to do something differently to stop the cycle.

Create a new future and a better version of yourself, free from the patterns of the past.

 

  1. The Law of Patience & Reward: Be consistent in your goals.
    To generate change in the future, we must be consistent in our karmic deeds today.

Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent toil. True joy comes from doing what one is supposed to be doing, and knowing that the reward will come in its own time.

 

  1. The Law of Significance & Inspiration: Your contributions will affect the world

We all play a part and have something to contribute to this world. We have been born with a specific gift, mission, and purpose that only you can bring into the world with your uniqueness.

What we share may sometimes seem small to us but can make an enormous difference in someone else’s life.

 

Summary: Ready Reckoner

  1. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. To make things happen in your life, you need to take action.
  3. Accept something in order to change it. 
  4. To bring in change start with yourself.
  5. Our Life Is of Our Own Doing.
  6. Everything in the Universe (past, present and future) is Inter-connected.
  7. Focus on positive things.
  8. Your actions, reflect your deeper beliefs.
  9. Embrace the present and let go of past.
  10. The Law of Change: Change gives you a new path.
  11. Pursue your goals with perseverance.
  12. Your contributions will affect the world

 

Question

Do you believe in KARMA?

 

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References

https://www.beinghappybuddha.com/blogs/insights/the-12-laws-of-karma-everyone-should-know

https://www.wellandgood.com/12-laws-of-karma/

https://www.healthline.com/health/laws-of-karma#bottom-line

https://medium.com/be-unique/you-can-change-your-life-by-applying-these-12-laws-of-karma-681c2d27674e

https://www.thelawofattraction.com/12-laws-karma/

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190: BOOK REVIEW: THE POLITICS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES

Published by Book review literary Trust

BOOK REVIEW

THE POLITICS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES

By Nehginpao Kipgen

Review by: Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM

 

The South China Sea is a semi-enclosed area measuring 3.6 million square kilometres in the Pacific Ocean. It spreads from Straits of Malacca and Karimata to Taiwan straits and is bordered in the north   by China and Taiwan, the Philippines in the east, Brunei and Malaysia in    the south, and Vietnam in the west. It contains numerous islands, rocks and reefs. Major ones being Spartley islands, Paracel islands, Pratas and Natuna islands and the Scarborough shoal. The area is believed to contain rich reserves of oil, natural gas, minerals and fishery stocks. The region is considered to be a centre of future economic growth in East Asia and is also sometimes called a “second Persian Gulf”. Major sea routes of shipping pass through this area. The strategic location and the abundant resources make it a subject of interest and concern for littoral states and the international community. The security issues around it always remain in focus and it is considered to be one of the flashpoints.

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187: Interesting Facts about Sudoku

Sudoku is a number game in which missing numbers are to be filled into a 9 by 9 grid of squares which are subdivided into 3 by 3 boxes so that every row, every column, and every box contains the numbers 1 through 9.

 

  • Sudoku is not just a “corresponding” name for this puzzle. In Japanese “Su” means a number, while “Doku” means only/single. So Sudoku means “only single digits”.
  • Actually, Sudoku isn’t a Japanese game it all. It is American invented. Howard Garns created it as Number Place in 1979 but died in 1989 before Japanese publisher Nikoli got a hold of it. The game didn’t really take off until 2004 though when Wayne Gould convinced The Times in London to publish it.
  • When Sudoku became a world hit in 2005, it is estimated that it is the biggest phenomenon since the Rubik’s Cube in the 1980s.
  • In the year following Sudoku going viral, pencil sales are said to have increased by around 700%.
  • Sudoku is a logic game and involves absolutely no math or language skills.
  • There are 6670903752021072936960Sudoku grids. However, the essentially different Sudoku grids are only 5,472,730,538. Lifetime is not enough to solve all the grids.
  • You don’t need to be an expert to make a Sudoku puzzle. Anyone with basic logical reasoning can make a Sudoku puzzle within minutes.
  • There is a minimum number of clues to be given for the Sudoku puzzle to have one solution. The least number of clues of a given Sudoku with a unique solution is 17.
  • The fastest recorded time to complete a Sudoku puzzle was 1 minute 23.93 seconds, as the Guinness World Records says. The record was set on May 20, 2006 by Thomas Snyder, an American Sudoku champion.
  • Arto Inkala, a Mathematician from Finland, claims to have come up with the “world’s hardest Sudoku” in 2012. Typically Sudoku difficulty is graded with 1 star being easy and 5 stars being very hard. According to Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper, Inkala’s Sudoku would be graded 11 on the difficulty scale!
  • There is a worldwide Sudoku Championship every year since Mar 2006. The first World Sudoku Championship was held in Lucca, Italy.
  • Sudoku is good for anyone and any age and helps develop mental abilities as well as keeps them in good condition.
  • Playing Sudoku regularly can have benefits, like boosting your concentration and focus, lowering blood pressure, preventing or easing depression and possibly even preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Sudoku is considered highly addictive and considered as one of the good addictions.

 

Recommendation

If you did not already know it, Sudoku is a fun game that is great as a pass-time and a mental workout too. If you are looking for a game that can prove to get easier over time and present a challenge for your mental capacity, Sudoku it is. Whether you are young or old, this game offers the opportunity to occupy your mind while it provides a variety of other physical and mental health benefits too.

Question

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Titbits

Sudoku inadvertently obstructed justice by interfering with a court case (probably more than once). In Australia, 5 Jurors were caught playing a sneaky game of Sudoku instead of paying attention to evidence being presented.

 

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