The universe is like a dome; it vibrates to that which you say in it, and answers the same back to you; so also is the law of action; we reap what we sow.
Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan
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All things and beings on the surface of existence seem separate from one another, but in every plane beneath the surface they approach nearer to each other, and in the innermost plane they all become One. Every disturbance therefore, caused to the peace of the smallest part of existence on the surface, inwardly affects the soul. Thus any thought, speech or action that disturbs peace is wrong, evil, and a sin; if it brings about peace it is right, good, and a virtue. Life being like a dome, its nature is also dome-like. Disturbance of the slightest part of life disturbs the whole and returns as a curse upon the person who caused it; any peace produced on the surface comforts the whole, and thence returns as peace to the producer.
We form our future by our actions. Every good or bad action spreads its vibrations and becomes known throughout the universe. The more spiritual one is, the stronger and clearer are the vibrations of his actions, which spread over the world and weave one’s future. The universe is like a dome: it vibrates to that which you say in it, and echoes the same back to you. So also is the law of action: we reap what we sow.
The picture itself inspires painters. As it progresses they see that in a certain place there ought to be a different color. This is not right; that is not right, and so on. And as they look at the picture, they see its faults, and so they alter it here and there. So it is with each life. … As we sow, so we reap. All that we do, we see in its reaction, and the reaction changes our life. The painter sees the picture must be finished differently, and so our actions tell us whether we ought to act differently.
Commentary by Murshid S.A.M. (Sufi Ahmed Murad)
Samuel L. Lewis
Humankind was placed in an enclosure and was given full command over everything within. This is in the story of Adam and Eve. But to regain Eden one has to work out one’s destiny. For this purpose one was given the faculty of knowledge over name and form. Having this faculty one is responsible for one’s use or misuse of it.
But within certain limits there is the law of the equality of action and reaction. This means that if we suffer without doing evil, in time this will lead to compensation; while if we seem to escape punishment, we are only preparing a greater blow for ourselves. The effect of Karma is escaped by speaking, thinking and acting in the name of God. Through the spiritual practices, one rises to wisdom above knowledge and suffering.