Plant Positive Seeds for The Future

The law of karma is perfect. Harming harms us. Acts of love return to bless us.
~Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian

Karma is a Sanskrit word that literally means the results of actions. The Bhagavad Gita reminds us that we cannot refrain from acting. Everything we do is an action, even breathing. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali tell us that actions have consequences: good, bad or a mixture of the two. Even our thoughts have karmic consequences. We can get caught up in what happened in the past and think there's no hope but through our thoughts, words and actions we can plant positive seeds for the future. Even the seed for the sunflower in the photo brought the gift of beauty, even through a crack in the concrete. Daily meditation practice nurtures our witness consciousness which enables us to observe and modify our actions in real time. We are fully responsible for our own karma.  Especially in these difficult times it can be very liberating to act out of love. Let go of the past and move forward, making the commitment to plant positive seeds for our and the world's future.