Karma and Ethics

We all use the word 'karma' admitting things catch up with us for something we did. We are quite aware of the practicality of its two aspects: causality and justice (will leave out rebirth for now). The word ????? or "karman" (work) has been interpreted and defined by various Indian philosophers in a multitude of ways. What's clear is that causality - actions have effect and Ethics - good karma(actions) leads to merit (punya( ?????) which respectively produces good results and the other way around.?

The law of cause and effect has already been proven to exist in the physical world. Matter and energy are perceived as interchangeable, i.e. the law works in the realm of thought/emotion as well as in our physical world. To simplify it further - Newton's third Law: every action has an equal and opposite reaction, hence whatever you do to someone circles back to you. Or the law of energy: energy is indestructible, it converts from one form to another, so it can come back to you in another form. To quote Nicola Tesla here: “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” The renowned philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote in 1781: "All changes take place according to the law of the connection of Cause and Effect." In 1934, W.T. Stace, professor of philosophy at Princeton University,?wrote: "If we did not believe the truth of causation, namely, everything which has a beginning has a cause, and that in the same circumstances the same things invariably happen, all the sciences would at once crumble to dust." ?Also, in both Einstein's theory of special and general relativity, causality means that an effect cannot occur from a cause that is not in the back (past) light cone of that event.

How does ethics tie in with karma? Ethics and morality are seen, known, and recognized through being lived far more than they are through words, however eloquent. With a nod to Buddha we can see that Buddhist ethical decision-making is guided by three general considerations: the law of cause and effect (karma), the intention that motivates an action, and compassion. Even for the sake of practicality we can state that: "If natural forces created the Universe, randomly selecting themselves, then morality in humans never could be explained."

These days a gigantic self-help and coaching industry leave out ethics as part of their operations; similarly, ethics training providers hollow out the ethics to limit it to lofty words. As a result, ethics is reduced to nothingness and treated as such, stifling any positive work in the area of professional growth for so many. Partially, culture and leftist rhetoric is to blame that weaponized ethics to go after anyone from anti-vaxxers to academicians. Even Musk just recently quipped: "At its heart, wokeness is divisive, exclusionary and hateful. It basically gives mean people a shield to be mean and cruel, armored in false virtue." Lastly, ethics has been distilled by too many lawyers who assimilated compliance and ethics to help companies reduce costs. Same lawyers told me - low ethics equals bad karma.

So the law of karma states that if there is an effect, there must be a cause. It is the cause that is causing the effect. And if we do not want the effect, we have to remove the cause.?Hence in many ways even therapy can help us weed out that bad karma which will affect our lives for the better. The only issue is time and commitment and it takes a good therapist equally committed.?Speaking of time: karma could be removed very quickly like in a matter of a couple of hours through certain Hinduist teachings. Mine was removed in 2004 through an initiation, but only a decade or so later I learned I could do the same myself without invoking any forces of a higher order and even quicker.?Our Teebei project incorporates this element through the removal of negative blockage, so called emotional baggage. Whatever you may call it, it rolls back the system just like in Windows to its factory settings. Currently I am completing this research with a therapist who's gone through Teebei to describe the process through the view point of psychotherapy. We have already researched Teebei through neuroscience findings. Our purpose is to make it compact, simple and fitting the format of a lecture on Business Ethics to reach scale with business leaders who could be empowered to make positive changes this world needs badly. Once it is attained, the trickle- down effect kicks in, improving their employees' morale and their families' well-being.

Again, our dedication to sound ethics remains in the core of our operations, despite widespread ethical fading in all aspects of our life. Nevertheless, the hope that virtue must in the end be aligned with happiness is one that has reverberated throughout human history, stimulating the reflections of many great philosophers.41 If, under analysis, that hope appears forlorn or even morally corrupting, its persistence remains, at least, understandable. We are truly blessed to be working with Dr. Melinda Fouts , whose focus on ethics in her executive coaching and therapy, made her stand out and respected by so many. These dark days any practical solutions that bring swift results could help us get through this storm without losing our sanity to destructive forces out there. Celebrating the human spirit and resilience in the face of adversity remains the only way to weather these attacks on humanity.

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