Inherited Karma
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Average minds of present day would ‘repel’ at the very mention of this phrase.
If the mind can afford to merely “look” , then understand, possibly_grasp, and only_then try to disagree, or agree, this phrase can serve a utilitarian purpose ๐
Did we not inherit our human frame?( We were not a dog, who approached an AI-enabled digitaly_driven 3-D factory to get our frame converted …..dog—>human !
Medically, we can also concede, inheriting certain chronic_type of dis-eases, or at least a vulnerability to it( weak heart/lungs/liver/pancreas/stomach….vital organs ๐
Karma? Not really a convincing item.
Look at affinity towards nervous stimulants like coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol etc. kids born of a lineage of addicts, will need more restraints than others, to keep_away from its temptations ๐…. It's a ‘karma', which is a bit easy on our logical brains, to digest.
“Difficult to convince” category! Subtle but very strong. Family traditions, languages, culture etc. A mother tongue has the ‘potential’ to creep_in, into a child ill-fated to be left at a foreign land, and lucky to visit the land of his biological parents after adulthood.
“More difficult to convince “ category….. acquired karma's, if strong enough , can permeate into the progeny to become an inherited karma๐๐… genetic engineering ๐
A true kshatriya would need lesser intensity of training than a true Vysya ( say, an Agrawal, a dedicated business_community) …..when both these join army with the same age, in the same batch.
Again, a “true” Agarwal, even if illiterate, has a greater potential to prosper in running a business, than a well_groomed MBA gold medalist from other non_business community! Hardly any ‘beggars’ among Agarwals๐คฃ. Here, the ‘Agarwals’ are morally OBLIGED to maintain_awareness(not mere remembering is enough) that….Shri Agrasen was a KING, not a businessMan๐. He was enlightened, and hence CAPABLE of transfusing potential of Vysya-Dharma, a very sacred quality, into his disciples/followers/progeny.
“Toughest to get convinced”.....Acquired karma, sustaining for ages, is evidenced in the chants of a janeu_dhaari_pappu, recalling his rishi_lineage_roots, while seeking blessings from an ‘elderly’(+COMPETENT to bless–person ), after prostrating to him/her. Rishi might have been himself, a shudra_caste by birth๐. But he acquired spiritual karma lasting for eternity ๐
Acquired karma, sought to be infused( not transfusing), got SOPHISTICATED and came to be known as “nuptials” a ritual, done during a congenial time( nothing but “setting” lab_conditions for ‘seeding’ ๐).
“Initiation” is yet another classic example of “seeding” a subtle spiritual karma, into a fertile recipient, at a right time, after supplementing that recipient with sophisticated preparations for best_receptivity of the seeding. Hopefully, this seed_karma would bear the fruits of “highest human possibility”.
Kaarmically yours(๐),
psn(7 jul2025)