Class 3:  Law of Action/Divine Justice (Cause and Effect)

Without this [the law of cause and effect] we could learn nothing.  Learning requires that we experience the polarity of action.  When each moment is born anew in your consciousness, you will carry no more pain.  In rebirth, the newborn may choose perfection. [1]

The principle of this law is one of the easiest to understand, partly because the title itself is almost self-explanatory, and partly because we have all had direct experience with “cause and effect.”  As obvious as the meaning of this title may be, sometimes we take the obvious for granted.  Because we believe that we already understand a concept, we do not always consider the possibility of delving into a deeper level of understanding.  Although we all may understand the basic premise of the Law of Cause and Effect, when we notice the law in action, more often than not, it is through the observation of other people’s actions.  We hear on the news that someone was arrested for robbing a bank, for example, and when the person is sent to jail, we say, “Well, that is just and fair.  That person must have known the possible consequences before robbing that bank.”  When someone is pulled over for driving a car under the influence of alcohol we say, “What were they thinking?  Don’t they know how irresponsible that is?  Didn’t they realize the possible consequences of their actions?”

As obvious as the above examples are, however, when we speak harshly and insensitively to our children or spouse, hurting their feelings and damaging their trust in us, we do not feel or see the “effect” of that “cause” as obviously.  Every thought, feeling, word and action is a “cause” in and of itself and has a corresponding “effect” not only for ourselves, but for the greater whole (the entire Web of Life), because we are all One.  As I have already mentioned, we have long accepted the basic scientific belief that “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”  With a deeper understanding of the Law of Cause and Effect, or the Law of Divine Justice, the “reaction” is not seen to be “opposite” as much as it is “equal” and expected.   What do I mean by this?  Since we now understand that “like attracts like” vibrations, the ultimate effect of any “cause” will be a like response to the vibration of the initial “cause.”  In other words, if you initiate (cause) a conversation in anger, the most likely result – unless the responding person consciously chooses otherwise – will be more anger coming back to you (effect).  When we understand these Universal Laws, we are not shocked when we act in anger/fear and are responded to in anger/fear.  Having said that, the perceived opposition (to what we want) can also be easily explained in terms of energy and also in terms of “Soul Purpose.”

If we make a conscious choice to learn to control and overcome our fears, then we can be sure that we are responding to a communication from our Soul, as part of our innate proclivity to progress or evolve to experience higher and clearer vibrations.  When we make a commitment to more fully live the Truth of our Soul Purpose, we can expect that we will be offered ongoing opportunities to do just that.  To support us in our commitment to our progressive evolution, we will continually encounter situations and people who will bring up our fears, making those fears obvious to us.  Every fear that we have ever had, as well as a few more that we did not know that we had, will surface as a direct result of our conscious choice to confront our fears.  We may question this turn of events, saying, “I make a decision to not feel fear – to not let fear rule my life, and all I get are fearful situations to deal with!  How can I think positively when all I get is negativity?”

Well, I am sure that you have heard the saying, “Be careful what you ask for!”   When you set an intention to not allow your life to be controlled by fear, how can you logically expect to do that by avoiding everything that may potentially cause fear to be triggered within you?  You set that intention, and although it may seem that the Universe gives you the opposite, it is actually fulfilling your request!  Moreover, it is the only “effect” that will truly fulfill your request (the original “cause”).  Seen from this perspective, you may actually thank the people and situations that cause you to be fearful because, ultimately, they are teaching you to overcome your fears by providing opportunities where you may practice letting them go. Can you see the gift in this Law of Cause and Effect?  This is truly Divine Justice in action at its very best. From this place of acknowledging divine support with gratitude, there are no wrongs, no injustices, just opportunities to learn exactly what we have come here to learn.  Remember, that because all is One, everything is in perfect harmonic balance.  “Ask and you shall receive” IS the Law!  This law is always abided. It just doesn’t always look the way we may expect it to look, so we do not always recognize it in action.

If we choose the cause of all that we do to be Love instead of fear, then we can be sure that the effect will be filled with Light and Love, holding within it, full vibrancy.  It is our job here to learn to be open to creating more causes based in Love than the number that we create that are based in fear.  Ultimately, making this choice is choosing to contribute only Goodness to the Web of Life.  As we grow to understand that being the origin of Love feels much better than being the origin of fear, we also learn that choosing our state of being holds the potential for creating results (effects) that are more in alignment with that which we desire, because we are working with the Natural Laws rather than resisting them.

When we come to understand this dynamic, we must first direct our attention toward finding the courage to face our fears, and to see them as the illusion and distraction from our “True Self” they often are.  This can be as simple as making a decision to not be afraid to feel fear.  I know, that is easier said than done, but when we add our motivation to live fearlessly, (to not allow fear to control our thoughts and choices) we change the equation we put out to the Universe, and courage, in the form of curiosity, shows up for us..

“The idea steadily held is what pre-determines and attracts the necessary

conditions for its fulfillment.”       ~ Charles E. Haanel, The Master Key System

 Then we may begin to remember and return to Pure Love, making all our choices based upon our desire to more fully align with, and remember unconditional love from a Oneness perspective.  In committing to this remembrance, we must learn to assert ourselves when appropriate, with the power of Love, as opposed to using the power of force, ego, pride, or anger.  Many of us, through our experiences, have come to believe that anger and force are sometimes appropriate and more powerful than Love, because we have witnessed times when this appeared to be true.  Rather than using our personal will to gain control over others – to impose force on others through manipulation – when we use the strength of our Divine Will, the momentum of that energy allows us to focus on remaining balanced, calm and peaceful in all situations.  This is true Mastery over “Self” and True Mastery over Self easily translates into Mastery over the Law of Divine Justice – Cause and Effect.

When we know our center, we are more connected to the center of All That Is.  When we lose our center, we become disconnected from our own Source.  In that dis-connected state, we experience dis-ease, confusion, lack of clarity, and sometimes even despair – all communication from Guidance that we have separated from Self.  As we recognize these feelings as a reminder to return to Center, reconnecting once again to the Source of Love, we become recharged by that Love.  Reconnecting to the Source of Love is the same as plugging ourselves into our Universal battery charger, shifting our personal Light Quotient (allowing more Light to enter into every cell in our body) and raising our vibrational frequency.  By choosing to remain balanced within Self (cause), we can shift our perspective when we perceive imbalance around us without getting caught up in it.  By keeping life simple, life becomes simple (more cause and effect!)

“Matter is powerless, passive and inert.  Mind is force, energy, power.

Mind shapes and controls matter.  Every form which matter takes is but

the expression of some pre-existing thought.”

~ Charles E. Haanel, The Master Key System

 

Questions for Contemplation:

  1. As you gain a deeper understanding of the Law of Divine Justice in action and how it works in our lives, how does this change your understanding of your relationship with yourself?  With the world around you?

 

  1. How can working with the Law of Divine Justice support you in remaining more peaceful and balanced, even in the midst of confusion and chaos?

 

 

  1. Journal about an example of this Law in action that helped reveal to you something about yourself that you had never before understood, embraced or realized?

 

  1. As you continue to work with deepening your understanding of the Law of Oneness, the Law of Vibration and the Law of Divine Justice, describe how you see these seemingly separate Laws, working together in Unity to support your spiritual growth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[1] Roads, Michael J. Talking With Nature. Tiburon, CA: H.J. Kramer, Inc., 1985, 1987. P. 139