Animals and the Law of Karma

I went for a walk in a nearby part earlier, taking in the crisp January air. I was watching a beautiful Golden Retriever puppy jumping up and down by his very preoccupied human, who did not seem to notice his dog's attempt at communication. I continued to observe their one-sided dialogue for a few more moments, reflecting about the potentiality and preciousness of this profound moment of connection and pure bliss that is completely missed by this person.

The puppy continued his efforts at grabbing his indifferent human's attention by foolish little puppy games. I could almost hear him scream: "Look at me! Play with Me! Can you not see that I am trying to make you laugh?!"

Granted, perhaps his human was preoccupied or troubled. Yet I thought to myself: He is completely missing this beautiful furry being of delight that is calling upon him to play, to move, to BE IN THE MOMENT, to run carefree on the wet grass... His human awoke from his sleep-walk only when his dog pooped on the grass. He then chased the dog in fury, yelling and screaming...

The Law of Karma:
Many great teachers speak of the Law of Karma: Every action has a reaction. What we put out there we receive back multiplied. Every thought, every action is emitted through us in energy form and recorded in the atmosphere, which we then take into our own bodies.

This implies that to be fully awake to our infinite potential, we are to train our brains to conduct what Deepak Chopra calls Conscious Choice Making: if we want more happiness and joy in our lives, then we must plant the seeds of such qualities by asking ourselves whether a given thought or action support that which we are seeking or hinder it?

Animals are great teachers of the Law of Karma: living in the moment and being deeply tuned in to the source within (the same source energy we all originate from), animals remind us of our yearning for harmony and peace. They demonstrate this law of by simply being purely authentic and reflecting back to us like an efficient mirror the state of our own vibration: what we put out there as our energy, mood, or intentions, often times we can see mirrored back to us in the eyes of our companion animals. They lovingly let us know through their behaviour, their state of wellbeing or their health when we have gone astray from our truth, when we are too busy to notice them, or when it is time to re-tune for a quick loving play and pause our troubles for a moment.

As if to demonstrate my point, while I write these very words my cat, Pfizer, decided it was now a time for her to step on the keyboard, nevermind my own deadlines, and gestured for me to toss a toy her way for a quick game of chase. I want to keep writing for as long as the inspiration graces me, but one look into her green eyes and I am re-minded of what is truly important in this very second... And so please hold on, I will be right back :-) ********