3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

KARMA: THE WHEEL THAT BINDS 7 7merging his or her will in that of the Lord.'" WhenMasters come they do not disturb the prarabdha karmas,although in one wa) the) do: they start si\.ing food tothe soul. To feed the ph~sical form we ha\,e to eat anddrink. To strengthen the intellect we read, write andthink. All these words are food for the intellect. Thesoul is fed only with the Bread of Life, which is the experienceof the Beyond. \Y ith such food the soul becomesvery strong, and though unhappiness and sorrow maycome it will not have so much effect. If there is a thornyroad to travel and one puts on heavy boots, then one willnot feel the thorns. Say there are ten people, and theyget beaten up ph>sically. One of them is very weak, andafter a slight beating he collapses. The others admit theywere beaten up, bat did not feel it so much. Similarly,if the soul is strong. happiness or unhappiness may come,but will not have any drastic effects.'"'Q. Can we overcome past karmic impressions?A. Karmic reactions which are in fruit you cannot;just have strong boots on to save you from the pinchingeffects of the thorns. For as man has to die, he will die,he must die. So karmic reactions cf the past which arein fruit, they cannot be stopped but you can have sucha position where they won't pinchQ. IS there anyway we can know if our actions arepaying of an old debt or if we're starting something new?A. Rise up to the causal plane, not before."'Q. If an initiate because of his karma has to come backagain, how soon will that be?