October 22
2009
sridhar kaushik
USA
Question
It is difficult to understand why some karmic debts have to be paid in the next life. What can I learn from this if I did not know what caused it in the first place? As a physician, I see a baby born blind or with some incurable problem. I often find this baffling from spiritual standpoint. Why could this soul not have paid its debt in the previous life instead of the next? Thanks in advance and peace be to all.
Answer
Dear Sridhar,
It’s important to realize that karma is something that we need to overcome and release. It’s a burden in the sense that it prevents us from being who we really are – children of the divine light.
But karma, and its consequent suffering, is also that which pushes us to make the effort to transcend our ego and limitations, and reach to the heights of our highest potential in God. Even if we don’t understand the cause resulting in our karmic challenge, we have the incentive not to get pulled down by any further negative actions or thoughts.




