The level of consciousness is set …by karmic merit, which is the totality, the composite of spiritual decisions of the spiritual will. Itâs the spiritual will that is the source of the center from which you evolve spiritually. The center out of which you come for your spiritual work is the spiritual will. Itâs the spiritual will which sets karma, and not necessarily actions.
So, you see your feelings and your emotions shift up and down the scale here all the time, but that doesnât change your intention. Your intention is quite a deliberate thing. Your intention is more or less the stabilizer of the ship. And you make little corrections, you know, when youâre driving. You are making constant little corrections in the wheel. But if your intention is to drive east, you will continue to drive east. These are fluctuations. We all periodically get annoyed, angry, fearful, et cetera, but our intention remains the same, so intentionâa decision of the spiritual will is apparently what sets karma. When you have had a chance to think about it, reflect on it, and decide to make that move, then now that is permanent. So, every action, thought, feeling, every decision we make is then reflected in the infinite field of consciousness, where it is retrievable forever.
…So, the karma is like a little traveling program, a little computer chip in your spirit body; and it pretty much determines where youâre going to go and how youâre going to behave and whatâs going to happen. Is that predestination? Well, predestination is just a term. You could call it that; you could say that what befalls you in this lifetime is a combination of karma plus your exercise of the freedom of choice. On the other hand, karma has limited your choices. You cannot decide right now to become a
squirrel in the next instant, you know what I mean? Your choices are limited. You can decide to be poor in a hurry, but to be rich in
a hurry takes longer.
New! The Evolution of Consciousness: Navigating the Levels of Awareness
and Unlocking Spiritual Potential , Ch. 2, pg. 48-50
This book comprises the transcriptions from the March and April 2002 lectures.