Circle of Good Will - The World Teacher Trust

in prison, they were getting more and more fortifiedwith internal penance and outer protest. There was noviolence, no huge loss by death, because the Britishdid not know how to fight the opponent, who didnot fight. The fight of Gandhi for independence wasacclaimed as a peaceful fight, the first of its kind. Inthe last 20th century he was acclaimed as a Mahatma.Endurance builds the will in oneself. Lack ofendurance comes from a lack of strong will. The pain ofendurance transforms itself into will. Therefore, bearinginjustice silently is considered a helpful act for selftransformationand for fortification of the will.There is a dimension of Karma to personal injustice.When injustice is done to one and one bears it withoutcomplaining, a good part of his past Karma is cleared.The present effect of an injustice is considered by thedoctrine of Karma as arising from a past cause. Theinjustice that one has done to the other in the pastcomes back to him in the present. By accepting thepresent injustice one has neutralised the Karma. Ifone reacts to it, one will again create Karma for thefuture. It is for this reason Master Morya frequentlysays, “Be grateful to the ingrates.” It is not easy, but ithelps to cross the ocean of Karma faster. Jesus acceptedinjustice and turned out to be a great Son of God inthe present cycle of time. Socrates accepted injustice.Galileo accepted injustice. Pythagoras’ house was burntby ingrates. These are always the ones that surroundthe Master, that turn out to be the worst opponents.The key is silent forbearance.I tell you a story. After Buddha got enlightened, hereturned to the main land to share his enlightenmentwith the fellow beings. He was frequently encounteredwith criticism for his teachings, for his teachings werenot acceptable to the orthodox. It is always like that.Orthodox authority and power develop and crystallisearound the religion. When a truth bearer comes amidsta community the orthodox is uncomfortable. They tryto attack. Buddha was not responding to the attack. Itwas so with many sons of God. The story is always thesame. A follower of Buddha inquired the Master, whyhe is so tolerant? Buddha smiled and did not answer.After a few years the follower asked, “Master, have youcompletely overcome your past Karma?” Buddha said,“Not yet.”A few days later a stranger came to Buddha and wenton accusing him, rebuking him with every possibleinsult. Buddha listened carefully. At the end he salutedthe stranger and said, “Thank you.” The stranger hadno way but to leave since there was no discussion, noargument or counteraction from Buddha. The followerwas unhappy. He said to Buddha, “Master, this is toomuch, why did you endure? Why did you bear allthis nonsense that was done to you by the other. On120 121