Karmic Cleansing- Karma, the beautiful Sanskrit word, denotes the cycle of cause & effect. It means people’s each action will affect them in the future. Thus, it is in your own hands to create good and bad Karmas for you. And this is also in your own hands to get rid of your bad karma.
Further, it is important to get rid of Bad Karmas because they can trap you in the same old patterns, in the same flow of Maya, pulling you toward the same types of circumstances, troubles, and burdens. And your karmic cycle needs a much-needed break.
For that you should practice Karmic cleansing. There are three ways to become unstuck from your bad karma and manifest a fresh reality.
They are-
Austerity
Helping the needy, and
Yajna
The Beauty of Austerity
When you sacrifice your comfort & luxury and take efforts to make yourself strong, when you win over your laziness, and become courageous, you are appreciated by all. This is because no one likes faintheartedness. It is not a good thing to be coward as it can make you and others get behind in life. Bravery always keeps you ahead.
When you face difficult times in life, deal with challenges and fight them bravely, it gives you inner strength and this inner power makes you win in all situations. It hardly matters how your physique is, if your willpower is strong, you can face any difficulty.
When you become courageous enough to look into the eyes of your fear, then your fear has no option but to go away. Your inner strength makes you brave. That’s why some people practice every day to boost their inner strength and for that they practice ‘austerity’.
It makes you Endure ‘Dualities’
Austerity, therefore, is a way to boost the inner strength of a seeker. It means, summer-winter, praise-insult, loss-profit, or any such duality cannot disturb you. Now you know how to stay balanced in such dualities. So, enduring dualities is austerity. It boosts your inner strength and when you achieve that you develop leadership quality in yourself.
There are many ways to practice austerity or perseverance in any field. Yet, when you are courageous enough to sacrifice your own happiness & comfort and for that you practice discipline, understand that this is the beginning of your austerity.
Shri Sudhanshuji Maharaj
