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Doing right gets good results, doing wrong gets bad results.  If your attitude reeks of ill-will that's most likely what you'll attract. by Michael Corthell The law of cause and effect is one of the 12 universal laws of the universe. (The videos at the end give you an overview of this and all the universal laws.) The law of cause and effect states that nothing happens by chance or outside the Universal Laws. Every action has a reaction or consequence and we "reap what we have sown." Studying causes and their effects is simply an attempt to understand why things happen as they do. Many professions do this—accident investigators, scientists, historians, doctors, newspaper reporters, automobile mechanics, educators, police detectives, to name a few. All these disciplines spend considerable amount of time trying to understand the causes and effects of both human behavior and natural phenomena to gain better control over events and over societal behavior.

''All actions carry consequences, whether they are immediate or delayed, expected or unexpected. From the smallest choices to the most significant decisions, each action sets off a chain of events that can impact ourselves, others, and the world around us.'' Michael Corthell Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen. For example, if we eat too much food and do not exercise, we gain weight. Eating food without exercising is the “cause;” weight gain is the “effect.” There may be multiple causes and multiple effects. Some also call it Karma. Karma is a Sanskrit word meaning 'act', 'action', or 'word'.  The law of karma teaches us that all of our thoughts, words, and actions begin a chain of cause and effect  and that we will personally experience the effects of everything we cause.  We may not experience the effect (the returning karma) right away, but you can count on it happening.    

"Every action ripples, karma echoes; choose wisely, shape your world." Michael Corthell The law of cause and effect , often associated with the concept of karma, is a fundamental principle that governs the interconnectedness of actions and their consequences. It posits that every action, whether physical, mental, or emotional, produces a corresponding result or outcome. According to this law, every cause sets into motion a chain of effects that reverberate throughout existence. Positive actions generate positive outcomes, while negative actions yield negative consequences. This principle applies to both individual actions and collective behaviors, influencing personal lives, relationships, and even societal dynamics. Karma , derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "action" or "deed," refers to the accumulation of one's intentional actions and their impact on future experiences. It encompasses the notion that our actions in this life or previous li

 by Michael Corthell Like a spinning top or a twisting gyroscope the universe always seeks to  balance itself.  The Law of Compensation states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction — cause and effect. If the pendulum swings one way, it will always swing back the other way. There is a rhythmic balance to all life, and in all things. ''The whole of what we know is a system of compensation. Every defect in one manner is made up in another. Every suffering is rewarded; every sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.'' —Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson's essay Compensation inspires human beings to do good. When it is studied and taken to heart, even great things. I encourage you to read this summary of Compensation's key points. The universe is a living, breathing organism. All things have morality. This morality within us is a viewpoint. The morality outside us is the Law of God. Justice is not postponed.

“God does not play dice with the universe.” ― Albert Einstein, The Born-Einstein Letters 1916-55 Thinking simply  ―  positive or negative thoughts have a direct impact on your reality. “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” ― Carl Sagan

  The Universe can be likened to  a Karma Café ; there are no menus, you are served what you deserve — no more and no less. The Universe presents you with the experiences that are most helpful for the evolution of your spirit...period. You choose how to respond to them. “Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.” ― Jessica Brody, The Karma Club

“If you are the one who opened up the flood gates, don't complain when you get soaked.” ― Christine E. Szymanski No cause happens without effect. No effect happens without cause. No unjust act goes without punishment. No action or thought passes unnoticed anywhere in the Universe. “Whilst the world will be whole, and refuses to be disparted, we seek to act partially, to sunder, to appropriate; for example,—to gratify the senses, we sever the pleasure of the senses from the needs of the character. The ingenuity of man has always been dedicated to the solution of one problem,—how to detach the sensual sweet, the sensual strong, the sensual bright, &c., from the moral sweet, the moral deep, the moral fair; that is, again, to contrive to cut clean off this upper surface so thin as to leave it bottomless; to get a one end, without an other end.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Not only is there a right and wrong, but what goes around does come around, Karma is real, chickens do come home to roost, and there is always a day of reckoning. The wise understand that every choice we make adds to the strength or weakness of our spirits. Every unkind act diminishes us, and every kind act lifts us. Karma is how the Universe balances itself . And we are all, along with all there is, one with the Universe.